By Adam S. Levy for Dailymail.com and Associated Press 05:19 Oct 20, 2023, updated 05:53 Oct 20, 2023
- The Celerity couple looked dejected as they took a stroll in New York
- Special prosecutors announced Tuesday that they are seeking to re-indict Baldwin based on new information to be presented to a grand jury
- Baldwin’s attorney said he would fight any charges if they were filed
- Saturday marks the second anniversary of the fatal shooting of camerawoman Halyna Hutchins on the set of the western film in New Mexico
Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria appeared stressed on Thursday amid a difficult week in New York City.
The Oscar-nominated actor, 65, and the yoga expert, 39, were photographed taking a walk with one of their children, days after it was announced that he may be facing charges for the fatal shooting of camerawoman Halyna Hutchins on the film’s set in New Mexico Further charges will be filed against Rust on October 21, 2021.
After special prosecutors announced Tuesday that they are seeking to re-indict Baldwin — because they have new information to present to a grand jury — the actor’s attorney, Luke Nikas, said Baldwin would fight any charges, according to Variety. should it be raised in the incident.
“It is unfortunate that a terrible tragedy led to this misguided prosecution,” Nikas said. “We will answer all charges in court.”
The Glengarry Glen Ross actor appeared to be in a sombre mood as he wore a black Ralph Lauren polo shirt, black trousers and gray trainers. On a fall day in the Big Apple, he was seen pushing a stroller.
On the go: Alec Baldwin, 65, and his wife Hilaria, 39, appeared stressed on Thursday amid a difficult week in New York City. The Oscar-nominated actor, 65, and the yoga expert, 39, were photographed at a photo shoot walking with one of their children, days after it was announced that he was facing charges for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film Rust Additional charges may be filed in October 2021 in New Mexico
Hilaria, who shares seven children with The Cooler star, appeared to be in an equally melancholy mood as she didn’t appear to be smiling as they walked around town.
For the outing, she wore a long-sleeved green top with “Empathy” written on the front, along with black cargo pants, sandals and oversized black glasses.
The outing came two days after New Mexico-based prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis said they would present their case to the grand jury within the next two months, pointing out that in the shooting on the set of the film “Additional facts” have come to light. Film killed Hutchins.
Baldwin, a producer on the film, was pointing a gun at Hutchins during a rehearsal in a rustic chapel on a movie-set ranch near Santa Fe when the gun went off on Oct. 21, 2021, killing the cameraman and wounding director Joel Souza.
“After extensive investigations over the past few months, additional facts have come to light that we believe establish Mr. Baldwin as criminally responsible for the death of Halyna Hutchins and the shooting of Joel Souza,” Morrissey and Lewis said in an email. Mail.
They continued: “We believe that the appropriate course of action is to allow a panel of New Mexico citizens to decide from here whether Mr. Baldwin should be held for criminal proceedings.”
They declined to elaborate on the additional information they might present to the grand jury.
Baldwin said he pulled back the hammer – but not the trigger – and fired the gun.
Hilaria was seen holding her baby as Alec pushed the stroller forward on a fall day. Baldwin was finishing work in May on the film Rust, which he was filming in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on October 21, 2021, when a gun he was holding fired. Killing of camerawoman Halyna Hutchins. The set was photographed on October 23, 2021, two days after the shooting. Baldwin was seen in costume speaking to law enforcement after the shooting. Baldwin, also a producer on the film, was pointing a gun at Hutchins Chapel on a movie set ranch near Santa Fe during a rehearsal at a country home when the gun went off on October 21, 2021, killing the cameraman and wounding director Joel Souza
Special prosecutors initially dismissed a manslaughter charge against Baldwin in April, saying they had been informed that the gun may have been modified before the shooting and was malfunctioning.
They later changed their minds and considered whether to re-file charges against Baldwin after receiving new analysis of the weapon.
The latest weapons analysis by ballistics and forensic testing experts based in Arizona and New Mexico relied on spare parts to reassemble the weapon fired by Baldwin – after parts of the handgun broke during previous testing by the FBI.
The report examined the weapon and the marks it left on a spent cartridge and concluded that the trigger must have been pulled or pulled.
The analysis, conducted by Lucien Haag of Forensic Science Services in Arizona, found that while Baldwin repeatedly denied pulling the trigger, “given the tests, findings and observations reported here, the trigger must have been depressed or squeezed sufficiently to cause it to fully cock.” or to release the withdrawn hammer.” of the evidence revolver.’
A previous FBI report on the agency’s analysis of the weapon found that, as is common with firearms of this design, it could go off without pulling the trigger if force was applied to a decocked hammer – such as by dropping the weapon.
The only way testers could get it to fire was to hit the gun with a hammer while the hammer was down and resting on the cartridge, or to pull the trigger while the gun was fully cocked. The weapon eventually broke during testing.
Authorities have not specified how live ammunition on set ended up in the .45-caliber revolver, which was made by an Italian company that specializes in 19th-century reproductions.
The late Hutchins was seen at a Sundance event in January 2019. A photo of the late filmmaker was shown at a vigil in Albuquerque, New Mexico on October 23, 2021
Film set gun supervisor Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence in the case. Her trial is scheduled to begin in February.
In March, Rust deputy director and safety coordinator David Halls pleaded no contest to unsafe handling of a firearm and received a suspended sentence of six months probation. He agreed to cooperate with the investigation into the shooting.
In the reopened trial against Baldwin, first reported by NBC News, a grand jury would “determine whether probable cause exists to commit Baldwin on criminal charges,” special prosecutors said.
Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor who provides legal commentary as head of West Coast Trial Lawyers in Los Angeles, said prosecutors reserved the right to reopen the case “without prejudice” by dismissing the charges and he would be surprised if A grand jury would not bring charges.
Unlike a jury trial, where guilt must be proven “beyond a reasonable doubt,” the standard for potential grand jury indictments is a lower finding of “probable cause,” Rahmani said.
“It’s just a one-sided presentation from prosecutors,” he said.
Rust weapons officer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence in the case. Her trial is scheduled to begin in February. A screenshot from lapel camera video showed her speaking to law enforcement
The 2021 shooting led to a series of civil lawsuits centered on allegations that the defendants were negligent in safety standards.
The cases included wrongful death lawsuits filed by members of the Hutchins family. Baldwin and other defendants denied allegations that they were negligent in safety standards.
Rust Movie Productions has paid a $100,000 fine to federal workplace safety regulators following a damning account of safety failures and violations of standard industry protocols. That included testimony that production managers took limited or no action to address two misfires on set before the fatal shooting.
Filming on “Rust” resumed this year in Montana under a deal with the cinematographer’s widower, Matthew Hutchins, that named him executive producer.