{"id":2292773,"date":"2024-07-11T14:33:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T18:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecution-casts-baldwin-as-clueless-killer-who-requested-the-biggest-gun-on-the-set\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T14:36:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T18:36:10","slug":"prosecution-casts-baldwin-as-clueless-killer-who-requested-the-biggest-gun-on-the-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecution-casts-baldwin-as-clueless-killer-who-requested-the-biggest-gun-on-the-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosecution Casts Baldwin as Clueless Killer Who Requested &#8216;the Biggest Gun&#8217; on the Set"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fprosecution-casts-baldwin-as-clueless-killer-who-requested-the-biggest-gun-on-the-set%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=2292773&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>Prosecutors have portrayed Alec Baldwin \u2064as someone who disregards rules and safety at\u200c the\u2064 start of his trial in New Mexico for the shooting of a\u2064 cinematographer. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-announces-suit-against-doj-amid-trump-indictments\/\" title=\"Ramaswamy files lawsuit against DOJ amidst Trump charges.\">special \u2063prosecutor<\/a> \u2062described\u200c Baldwin playing with a \u2063gun on set, leading \u200cto the death\u200c of Halyna Hutchins. The trial, which could result in up to 18\u200c months in prison for \u2062Baldwin, resumed\u2063 with testimony\u200b from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-naked-and-covered-in-blood-murders-neighbor-for-killing-dog-police\/\" title=\"Woman, naked and covered in blood, murders neighbor for killing dog: Police\">crime scene technician<\/a>.\u2064 Baldwin&#8217;s attorney argued that he was simply doing \u200dwhat\u2063 actors do on set.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/%20\"><span>The Associated Press<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 11, 2024 at 7:18am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Prosecutors sought to cast Alec Baldwin as someone who flouts rules and has little regard for safety at the first day of his New Mexico trial in the shooting of a cinematographer.<\/p>\n<p>Special prosecutor Erlinda Ocampo Johnson repeatedly referred to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alec-baldwin-brutal-reaction-rough-images-rust-manslaughter-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baldwin<\/a> playing \u201cmake-believe\u201d with a revolver on the set of the film \u201cRust,\u201d and said it led to very real danger and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-attorney-general-announces-charges-alec-baldwin-death-halyna-hutchins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">death of Halyna Hutchins<\/a>, whom she called \u201ca vibrant 42-year-old rising star.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ocampo Johnson told jurors in her opening statement Wednesday that Baldwin \u201crequested to be assigned the biggest gun available\u201d and that during a training session for it, he had \u201cpeople filming him while he\u2019s running around shooting this gun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor said behind-the-scenes video will show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/legal-experts-accuse-alec-baldwin-using-wife-baby-courthouse-stunt-might-backfired\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baldwin<\/a> casually disregarding basic firearm safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou will see him using this gun as a pointer to point at people, point at things,\u201d Ocampo Johnson said. \u201cYou will see him cock the hammer when he is not supposed to cock the hammer, you will see him put his finger on the trigger when his finger\u2019s not supposed to be on the trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alec-baldwin-announces-settlement-family-slain-cinematographer-halyna-hutchins-rust-resume-filming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hutchins\u2019 death<\/a> and the wounding of director Joel Souza nearly three years ago sent shock waves through the film industry and led to the felony involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin that could result in up to 18 months in prison.<\/p>\n<p>The trial of the 66-year-old star of \u201c30 Rock\u201d and frequent host of \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d resumed for its second day Thursday, with testimony from a crime scene technician with the Santa Fe County Sheriff\u2019s Department.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday started with testimony from the technician, Marissa Poppell, and allowed jurors to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-forensic-analysis-rust-shooting-puts-alec-baldwin-danger-facing-charges-trigger-pulled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the revolver<\/a> and the spent round from the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Baldwin\u2019s attorney Alex Spiro on Thursday asked Poppell detailed questions about how she collected and handled the gun and ammunition evidence. He was frequently interrupted by objections from the prosecution and subsequent sidebars with the judge.<\/p>\n<p>Spiro emphasized in his opening statement that Baldwin on the \u201cRust\u201d set did what actors always do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe must be able to take that weapon and use it in the way that the person he\u2019s playing would,\u201d Spiro told jurors.<\/p>\n<p>That includes pulling the trigger. Baldwin has said the gun fired accidentally, but Spiro said that it still would not be manslaughter even if he had willfully fired it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn a movie set, you\u2019re allowed to pull that trigger,\u201d Spiro said.<\/p>\n<p>Spiro called the shooting an \u201cunspeakable tragedy\u201d and said that an \u201camazing person\u201d died, but claimed the responsibility lies with the film\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bad-news-alec-baldwin-conviction-rust-armorer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed<\/a>, who has already been convicted of involuntary manslaughter, and assistant director David Halls, who told Baldwin the gun was \u201ccold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt had been checked and double checked by those responsible for ensuring the gun was safe,\u201d Spiro said. \u201cHe did not tamper with it. He did not load it himself. He did not leave it unattended.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first witness to take the stand was Nicholas LeFleur, the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-investigating-voter-registration-group-run-by-democrat-raphael-warnock\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary Of State Investigating Voter Registration Group Run By Democrat Raphael Warnock\">law enforcement officer<\/a> to arrive at the movie set at Bonanza Creek Ranch after the shooting, and his lapel camera video gave jurors a glimpse of the chaotic scene: a grim view of an apparently unconscious Hutchins as LeFleur and others worked to revive her.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the video, LeFleur can be seen telling Baldwin not to speak to the other potential witnesses, but Baldwin repeatedly does.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWas Mr. Baldwin supposed to be talking about the incident?\u201d special prosecutor Kari Morrissey asked him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo ma\u2019am,\u201d LeFleur replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes he appear to be doing it anyway?\u201d Morrissey asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, ma\u2019am,\u201d LeFleur said.<\/p>\n<p>Among those sitting in the gallery behind Baldwin watching the trial were his wife Hilaria Baldwin, younger brother Stephen Baldwin and older sister Elizabeth Keuchler \u2014 who wiped away tears at times during the proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the first day of Alec Baldwin&#8217;s trial in New Mexico for the shooting of a cinematographer, prosecutors portrayed him as someone who disregards safety rules and takes risks. Special prosecutor Erlinda Ocampo Johnson emphasized Baldwin&#8217;s actions on the set of the film &#8220;Rust,&#8221; where he was seen playing with a revolver and ultimately causing the death of Halyna Hutchins. Ocampo Johnson described Baldwin as using the gun carelessly, pointing it at people and objects, cocking the hammer when not supposed to, and putting his finger on the trigger incorrectly. The trial, which could result in up to 18 months in prison for Baldwin, has brought attention to the tragic incident that occurred nearly three years ago. Baldwin&#8217;s defense attorney, Alex Spiro, argued that Baldwin was simply doing his job as an actor and that the responsibility lies with the film&#8217;s armorer and assistant director. The trial also featured testimony from a crime scene technician and the first law enforcement officer to arrive at the scene after the shooting. Baldwin&#8217;s family members were present in the courtroom during the proceedings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2292774,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/89cd36e1dff644c99235abe50d5dcc45-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[14701,34679,7012,10401,8273],"class_list":["post-2292773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-baldwin","tag-clueless-killer","tag-gun","tag-prosecution","tag-set"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/89cd36e1dff644c99235abe50d5dcc45-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292773","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\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292773\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}