Rust armourer sentenced to max prison time. What does this mean for Alec Baldwin?
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Gutierrez-Reed won't be the only person to face trial over the cinematographer's death this year; the producer and lead actor on Rust, Alec Baldwin, has also been charged with involuntary manslaughter in Hutchins’s death. open image in gallery Alec Baldwin, appearing here at the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award Gala, will go to court to face involuntary manslaughter charges on 10 July Baldwin, Hutchins, and director Joel Souza were rehearsing a scene on 21 October 2021 when he performed a cross-draw with his replica pistol. The filing claims that Baldwin frequently cursed and screamed at his crew and that he demanded Gutierrez-Reed “work faster.” open image in gallery Alec Baldwin in costume on the set of Rust “To watch Mr Baldwin’s conduct on the set of Rust is to witness a man who has absolutely no control of his own emotions and absolutely no concern for how his conduct affects those around him,” prosecutor Kari Morrissey, who also led the state’s case against Gutierrez-Reed, wrote in the filing. “Witnesses have testified that it was this exact conduct that contributed to safety compromises on set.” In addition to his conduct on set, one of the key questions likely to come up during Baldwin's trial is whether or not he actually pulled the trigger on the replica gun that fired and killed Hutchins.