Posted on 03/07/2024 6:09:25 AM PST by Red Badger
A New Mexico jury found “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed guilty of involuntary manslaughter, Wednesday.
She was found not guilty of tampering with evidence, according to NBC News. The jurors deliberated for about two and a half hours before reaching their verdict. The 26-year-old will now face up to 18 years of prison, to be determined at an as-yet unscheduled sentencing hearing. The judge ordered that Gutierrez-Reed be taken into custody immediately, where she will be held until her sentencing, according to NBC News.
Juror Albert Sanchez said “pretty much not checking the weapons” was the major factor that led him to make his decision in the Gutierrez-Reed case.
“Just handing them over, like ‘here.’ Not checking — that was a big deal,” Sanchez said.
He went on to explain his reaction to that aspect of the case by saying, “I mean, you can’t do that. And if you have live rounds there, and you don’t even know it?” according to NBC News.
Special prosecutor Kari T. Morrissey told the jury that Gutierrez-Reed “was negligent, she was careless, she was thoughtless,” during the prosecution’s closing arguments. He went on to say Gutierrez-Reed was more “worried about her career” than the victims in this case, according to NBC News.
Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney, Jason Bowles pushed back by saying the prosecutors did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Gutierrez-Reed was the person responsible for bringing live rounds to the “Rust” movie set. He went on to allege Baldwin was the person responsible for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins because he was ultimately the one who pulled the trigger. The same bullet also injured director Joel Souza.
“I submit to you what caused her death is Mr. Baldwin going off script. No one ever knew there would be a live round on set,” Bowles said. “The only act is the pointing of the weapon. Ms Gutierrez didn’t point that weapon.”
Gutierrez-Reed maintained a neutral facial expression and showed little emotion as the jury foreperson read the verdicts aloud.
She reportedly took off her necklace before a deputy took her into custody.
But HE is the one responsible for her actions (and lack thereof).
It will be difficult for him to evade that fact in court, particularly if all the other media hyped ‘facts’ are true.
She'll get 8-16ish and serve 8.
And we still don't know where the live shells came from and frankly...
I truly believe the Prop Master "sabotaged" Hannah's stash.
And if I remember correctly, the Prop Master accidently fired a round...Why was she handling any weapon in the first place??
“was by management, which was not Baldwin.”
Baldwin WAS management.
That’s like saying “My daddy was a mechanic, so that means I’m a mechanic, too!”..................
Seems a bit harsh for a careless mistake. In Texas, we have a lesser criminal charge, “Criminally Negligent Homicide.” I think that would be more appropriate. Involuntary manslaughter involves some mental culpability that the act you are committing probably will injure someone with deadly force.
Now, can every vehicle fatality accident due to a careless driver result in an involuntary manslaughter conviction?
Sarah Zachary disposes of evidence and got with Baldwin “to get her facts straight”.....Hannah got royally screwed
According to Wiki (I know it’s lefty), the gun was handed to Baldwin by a man named David Halls, assistant director and safety coordinator, who pleaded guilty to negligent use of a deadly weapon, and received a suspended sentence and six months of probation.......................
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_shooting_incident
Wiki says 18 MONTHS, not years...........🤷♂️🤷♀️.................
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_shooting_incident
Her life is over because Arec Balwun shot a woman.
Wiki says 18 MONTHS not 18 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_shooting_incident
Who is correct?..............
Are you black?
He is also the Producer. .............
Nepotism.
Interesting. IF she loaded the gun, who did she hand it to if not Baldwin?
I am not familiar with “movie set regulations” other than what I have read about this case since the girl’s death.
Baldwin already paid off the husband.
Movie productions use LLCs for obvious financial purposes.
I’m pretty sure Baldwin has his monetary situation squared away.
“Dave Halls, Asst Director handed gun to Baldwin.
“Are you black?”
Obviously you overlooked the quotes in my post.
Everyone I know who handles firearms treats any and every firearm as though it is loaded. It’s obvious that Baldwin has no experience handling guns.
Once again, our two-tiered justice system is on display.
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