Alec Baldwin breaks down in tears as his Rust shooting case is sensationally DISMISSED - as Halyna Hutchins' widower speaks out over ruling
Daily MailThe widower of the cinematographer who was killed by Alec Baldwin in a horror film set shooting has demanded justice after the actor's case was dismissed. Alec Baldwin broke down in tears and hugged his wife Hilaria as his involuntary manslaughter case was sensationally dismissed The actor, 66, grew emotional as he heard that the case against him was being thrown out Matthew Hutchins, who was married to victim Halyna Hutchins for 16 years, said in a statement after the shock ruling that he looks forward to 'holding Mr Baldwin accountable for his actions' The extraordinary decision came after a day-long hearing without the jury present over bullets that should have been in evidence, which Baldwin's lawyers claimed were 'concealed' from them and 'buried' in another case file. Baldwin holds hands with his wife Hilaria as he exits the courthouse on Friday, moments after his manslaughter case was dismissed by a judge Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died after being hit by a bullet from the prop gun that Baldwin was handling on the Rust film set in October 2021 The film set's armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed poses for mugshot after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter Shortly after the decision to throw Baldwin's case out was read, his brother Stephen Baldwin shared on his Instagram a cryptic religious message, showing a speaker talk of how 'the whole court system can condemn you for the rest of your life.' Photos taken by detectives with Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office show the aftermath of the incident in October 2021 The case was sensationally thrown out on Friday due to a disagreement over bullets admitted into evidence Baldwin's attorneys successfully had the case thrown out as the judge agreed that the mishandled evidence 'impacted the fundamental fairness of the case' Prosecutor Kari Morrissey countered that they had interviewed Teske last year and were sceptical of him because he is close friends with Thell Reed, the father of Gutierrez-Reed. Baldwin, seen here outside the Santa Fe County Sheriff's offices on the day of the shooting, was had the charges against him brought twice Friday's hearing grew contentious after the judge dismissed the case, as Baldwin's lawyer Alex Spiro pressed special prosecutor Kari Morrissey on her prejudice towards Baldwin.