{"id":140088,"date":"2024-12-24T09:42:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T09:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/24\/rust-prosecutor-drops-alec-baldwin-case-actor-wont-face-charges-again\/"},"modified":"2024-12-24T09:42:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T09:42:02","slug":"rust-prosecutor-drops-alec-baldwin-case-actor-wont-face-charges-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/24\/rust-prosecutor-drops-alec-baldwin-case-actor-wont-face-charges-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Rust Prosecutor Drops Alec Baldwin Case, Actor Won&#8217;t Face Charges Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"99.964045573403\">\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:150%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Daniele Venturelli\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/alec-baldwin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Alec Baldwin<\/strong><\/a> will no longer face charges over the October 2021 shooting of <em>Rust<\/em> cinematographer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/rusts-halyna-hutchins-5-things-to-know-about-the-cinematographer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Halyna Hutchins<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Special prosecutor <strong>Kari T. Morrissey<\/strong> said Monday, December 23, that an appeal to reinstate charges against the actor, 66, has been dropped due to lack of support from the New Mexico district attorney\u2019s office, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/23\/movies\/rust-appeal-alec-baldwin-trial.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/alec-baldwin-rust-shooting-prosecutor-drops-appeal-to-reinstate-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution\u2019s previous case against Baldwin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/alec-baldwins-involuntary-manslaughter-case-is-dismissed-by-judge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fell apart at trial in July<\/a> when his lawyers successfully argued that the prosecution withheld evidence potentially linked to the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe state\u2019s efforts to continue to litigate the case in a fair and comprehensive manner have been met with multiple barriers that have compromised its ability to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law,\u201d Morrissey said in a news release, per the <em>New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.9509803921569\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/alec-baldwins-scandals-and-controversies-through-the-years\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Yikes-Revisit-All-Alec-Baldwin-Controversial-Moments-Through-Years-0006.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1427px%2C806px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Yikes Revisit All Alec Baldwin Controversial Moments Through Years\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Yikes-Revisit-All-Alec-Baldwin-Controversial-Moments-Through-Years-0006.jpg?quality=47&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/alec-baldwins-scandals-and-controversies-through-the-years\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Alec Baldwin&#8217;s Biggest Scandals and Controversies Through the Years<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAlec Baldwin has had his fair share of scandals over the course of his life in the public eye.\u00a0From two arrests to the infamous voicemail he left his daughter Ireland Baldwin, the\u00a030 Rock\u00a0alum has often made headlines for his controversial behavior \u2014 and perhaps never more serious than when he was involved in the fatal [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe appeal would have challenged the Court\u2019s dismissal of criminal charges against Producer and Actor, Alec Baldwin which included involuntary manslaughter in the tragic shooting of Cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust on October 21, 2021,\u201d a statement issued by the New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe FJDA commends Morrissey for her work in prosecuting two cases of such magnitude and national attention, including the successful prosecution against Hannah Gutierrez Reed. The FJDA supports the Hutchins\u2019 family and their continued fight for justice in civil court,\u201d the statement added, per CBS News.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2131727\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:112.57142857143%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2131727 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Born-in-Ukraine-Rust-Halyna-Hutchins-5-Things-to-Know-the-Late-Cinematographer.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Born in Ukraine Rust Halyna Hutchins 5 Things to Know the Late Cinematographer\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Born-in-Ukraine-Rust-Halyna-Hutchins-5-Things-to-Know-the-Late-Cinematographer.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Born-in-Ukraine-Rust-Halyna-Hutchins-5-Things-to-Know-the-Late-Cinematographer.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Born-in-Ukraine-Rust-Halyna-Hutchins-5-Things-to-Know-the-Late-Cinematographer.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Born-in-Ukraine-Rust-Halyna-Hutchins-5-Things-to-Know-the-Late-Cinematographer.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Born-in-Ukraine-Rust-Halyna-Hutchins-5-Things-to-Know-the-Late-Cinematographer.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Born-in-Ukraine-Rust-Halyna-Hutchins-5-Things-to-Know-the-Late-Cinematographer.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Born-in-Ukraine-Rust-Halyna-Hutchins-5-Things-to-Know-the-Late-Cinematographer.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Born-in-Ukraine-Rust-Halyna-Hutchins-5-Things-to-Know-the-Late-Cinematographer.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Born-in-Ukraine-Rust-Halyna-Hutchins-5-Things-to-Know-the-Late-Cinematographer.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Halyna Hutchins<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Halyna Hutchins\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Baldwin\u2019s attorneys, <strong>Luke Nikas<\/strong> and<strong> Alex Spiro<\/strong>, said the decision \u201cto dismiss the appeal is the final vindication of what Alec Baldwin and his attorneys have said from the beginning \u2014 this was an unspeakable tragedy but Alec Baldwin committed no crime. The rule of law remains intact in New Mexico.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baldwin has yet to comment publicly on the decision but on Monday shared a link to a New York Times article about it via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlecBaldwin\/status\/1871415684229648671\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hutchins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/alec-baldwin-addresses-halyna-hutchins-death-rust-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was killed and <em>Rust<\/em> director <strong>Joel Souza<\/strong> was injured<\/a> as the result of a prop gun containing a real bullet being fired on set in October 2021. Hutchins\u2019 family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Baldwin in February 2022 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/alec-baldwin-settles-with-rust-cinematographers-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">settled with the Emmy winner that October<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"11.15625\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/two-rust-shooting-documentaries-are-in-the-works\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Two-Rust-Shooting-Documentaries-About-Alec-Baldwin-and-Halyna-Hutchins-Are-in-the-Works-459.jpg?crop=6px%2C0px%2C1988px%2C1123px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Two Rust Shooting Documentaries About Alec Baldwin and Halyna Hutchins Are in the Works 459\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Two-Rust-Shooting-Documentaries-About-Alec-Baldwin-and-Halyna-Hutchins-Are-in-the-Works-459.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/two-rust-shooting-documentaries-are-in-the-works\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Two &#8216;Rust&#8217; Shooting Documentaries Are in the Works<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tCounty Sheriff\/MEGA Two documentaries about the Rust shooting involving Alec Baldwin and cinematographer Halyna Hutchins are in the works. Rachel Mason, a close friend of the Hutchins family who directed the 2019 Netflix documentary Circus of Books, has been working on a film about Halyna with the help of producer Julee Metz and Halyna\u2019s husband, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Baldwin, who denied pulling the trigger, was later charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in January 2023 and pleaded not guilty one month later. The criminal charges were dropped in April 2023. However, he was indicted for involuntary manslaughter a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/alec-baldwin-indicted-on-involuntary-manslaughter-charges-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">second time earlier this year<\/a> and headed to trial in July.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The case was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/alec-baldwin-breaks-silence-after-rust-manslaughter-trial-dismissal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dismissed<\/a> by First Judicial District Judge <strong>Mary Marlowe Sommer<\/strong> in July. Sommer agreed with Baldwin\u2019s lawyers that prosecutors hid evidence that may have been linked to the fatal shooting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"11.300771208226\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/alec-baldwin-hasnt-seen-the-final-cut-of-rust-after-fatal-set-shooting\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/alec-baldwin-hasnt-seen-the-final-cut-of-rust-after-fatal-set-shooting-inline-02_6425e5.jpg?crop=0px%2C63px%2C1497px%2C846px&amp;resize=400%2C225\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Alec Baldwin Hasn't Seen 'Rust' Final Cut, Slams Claim He's Profiting off Halyna Hutchins' Death\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/alec-baldwin-hasnt-seen-the-final-cut-of-rust-after-fatal-set-shooting-inline-02_6425e5.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/alec-baldwin-hasnt-seen-the-final-cut-of-rust-after-fatal-set-shooting\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Alec Baldwin Slams Claim He&#8217;s Profiting off Halyna Hutchins&#8217; Death<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tIt\u2019s been three years since Halyna Hutchins died on the set of the film Rust, and star Alec Baldwin still hasn\u2019t seen the completed project. \u201cNo, I haven\u2019t seen the final cut. I was sent a rough cut early on, before everything got a little more sticky and difficult. So I haven\u2019t seen the film,\u201d [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere is no way for the court to right this wrong,\u201d Sommer told the court, per NBC News. \u201cThe sanction of dismissal is the only warranted remedy.\u201d The dismissal was with prejudice, which meant the involuntary manslaughter case against Baldwin could not be filed again, however, Morrissey sought to appeal that decision.<\/p>\n<p>The film\u2019s armorer, <strong>Hannah Gutierrez-Reed<\/strong>, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in March and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/rust-armorer-hannah-gutierrez-reed-sentenced-to-18-months-in-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sentenced to 18 months in prison<\/a>. Her attorneys\u2019 appeal for a new trial was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/rust-armorer-hannah-gutierrez-reed-denied-release-prison-rcna172784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">denied<\/a> in September.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/alec-baldwin-will-no-longer-face-charges-over-shooting-of-rust-cinematographer-halyna-hutchins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniele Venturelli\/Getty Images Alec Baldwin will no longer face charges over the October 2021 shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Special prosecutor Kari T. Morrissey said Monday, December 23, that an appeal to reinstate charges against the actor, 66, has been dropped due to lack of support from the New Mexico district attorney\u2019s office, per [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":140089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-140088","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140088\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}