{"id":2221501,"date":"2024-04-15T16:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T20:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rust-armorer-in-alec-baldwin-film-sentenced-to-18-months-in-prison\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T16:02:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T20:02:35","slug":"rust-armorer-in-alec-baldwin-film-sentenced-to-18-months-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rust-armorer-in-alec-baldwin-film-sentenced-to-18-months-in-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Armorer involved in Alec Baldwin movie sentenced to 18 months in jail"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frust-armorer-in-alec-baldwin-film-sentenced-to-18-months-in-prison%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2221501&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u200carmorer of the film &#8220;Rust,&#8221; Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, has been \u2062sentenced to 18 months in prison for failing to uphold firearm safety,\u2064 resulting in the tragic \u2063death of\u200c cinematographer Halyna\u2063 Hutchins. The incident occurred during a rehearsal when a\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alec-baldwin-speaks-out-for-first-time-following-prop-gun-death\/\" title=\"Alec Baldwin speaks out for first time following prop gun death\">prop gun misfired<\/a>,\u200c inadvertently killing \u200bHutchins. Gutierrez-Reed was accused of\u200c turning a safe \u200dweapon into a lethal one. Your revised text is concise and effectively conveys the key \u2064information about \u2063Hannah Gutierrez-Reed&#8217;s sentencing in the &#8220;Rust&#8221;\u2062 film case. It highlights\u200c the critical details surrounding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-yorker-held-hostage-by-hamas-has-been-killed-terrorists-still-holding-body\/\" title=\"New Yorker killed by Hamas, body still held hostage\">tragic incident \u200dinvolving<\/a> the misfiring of a prop gun\u200d and \u200dthe consequences of neglecting firearm safety. \u2063Great job!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>The armorer for the film <em>Rust<\/em> has been sentenced to 18 months in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>prison<\/a>, about two and a half years after a fatal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gun-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>shooting<\/a> occurred on the film\u2019s set.<\/p>\n<p>Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, 27, had \u201crepeatedly\u201d failed to maintain proper firearm safety, which led to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, <a href=\"https:\/\/abc13.com\/rust-movie-armorer-hannah-gutierrez-to-be-sentenced-for-fatal-on-set-shooting-of-cinematographer-halyna-hutchins\/14667356\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>prosecutors claimed<\/a> in the case. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1302318\/alec-baldwin-fires-prop-gun-in-misfire-that-kills-cinematographer-injures-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>The 2021 shooting occurred<\/a> when actor Alec Baldwin was holding a .45 Colt caliber F.lli Pietta single-action revolver during a rehearsal on set when the gun fired and hit Hutchins in the chest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou alone turned a safe weapon into a lethal weapon,\u201d Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer said.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, left, and paralegal Carmella Sisneros await sentencing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-ambulance-hijacked-with-hospital-patient-and-emt-inside\/\" title=\"Texas ambulance hijacked with hospital patient and EMT inside\">state district court<\/a> in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Monday, April 15, 2024. Reed, the armorer on the set of the Western film Rust, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot by Alec Baldwin in 2021. (Eddie Moore\/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prior to her sentencing, Gutierrez-Reed\u2019s defense contended that their client was a \u201cconvenient scapegoat\u201d in this shooting, and asked for her to be given probation. Her attorneys also cited her \u201ccomplete lack of prior criminal history\u201d and \u201crelative youth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A friend of Hutchins had testified in the trial, telling the court that the cinematographer was \u201ca force\u201d who inspired her. She asked for the court to impose the maximum sentencing on Gutierrez-Reed, as she \u201cneeds to be held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The director of <em>Rust, <\/em>Joel Souza, also praised Hutchins for having \u201ca talent for life.\u201d Souza had been injured when the gun that killed Hutchins was fired.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>A musician plays a violin behind a photograph of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a vigil in her honor in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. (AP Photo\/Andres Leighton)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Gutierrez-Reed has been sentenced, Baldwin still awaits his fate for involuntary manslaughter related to the shooting. Jury selection for the trial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2886154\/alec-baldwin-trial-date-set-for-this-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>will begin on July 9<\/a>, with the trial commencing the next day. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Baldwin has maintained that he had no knowledge that the gun he was holding carried live ammunition. <\/p>\n<p>Special prosecutors had originally charged Baldwin with two counts of involuntary manslaughter but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/charges-dropped-alec-baldwin-rust-shooting-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>dropped them in April 2023<\/a>, citing new evidence that had complicated the investigation. Baldwin was then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/2807016\/alec-baldwin-new-rust-shooting-charges-new-mexico-grand-jury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>indicted<\/a> in January on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. He has pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer for the film Rust, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, following a fatal shooting on set about two and a half years ago. Prosecutors stated that the 27-year-old &#8220;repeatedly&#8221; neglected firearm safety, resulting in the death of 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2221502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24067016418628-1024x671.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2221501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24067016418628-1024x671.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2221501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2221502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2221501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2221501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2221501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}