The assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin a gun loaded with dwell rounds has obtained six months of unsupervised probation
A court docket has sentenced filmmaker David Halls to 6 months of unsupervised probation for negligent use of a lethal weapon on a film set in New Mexico, which led to the demise of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021. Halls, who was the assistant director on the western ‘Rust’, handed a Colt .45 revolver to Hollywood A-lister Alec Baldwin, who then fired a dwell spherical, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.
Showing at a digital listening to on Friday, Halls pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor cost. Based on beforehand launched court docket paperwork, Halls admitted failing to sufficiently test the gun earlier than passing it to Baldwin. Prosecution argued that it was his duty because the on-set security coordinator to ensure the weapon was not loaded with dwell ammunition.
Lisa Torraco, Halls’ legal professional, mentioned the filmmaker couldn’t “management how different folks deal with firearms,” however agreed to plead no contest to “make issues simpler for the household.”
“Mr. Halls is in lots of ache and lots of trauma. He was three ft from Ms. Hutchins when the firearm went off. Nobody anticipated this,” Torraco added.
Aside from probation, Halls was additionally ordered to pay a $500 effective, carry out 24 hours of neighborhood service, and full a gun-safety course inside two months.
In January, Baldwin and the movie’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, had been charged with involuntary manslaughter over Hutchins’ demise. Baldwin pleaded not responsible, and Gutierrez-Reed’s authorized workforce mentioned final month she would do the identical.
Baldwin has argued that he was assured the pistol had been loaded with dummy rounds and has denied pulling the set off.
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