- Baldwin faces 18 months if convicted of 1 rely of involuntary manslaughter
- He by chance killed Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust in October 2021
Alec Baldwin has been charged with involuntary manslaughter by a New Mexico grand jury, greater than two years after by chance taking pictures cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of his ill-fated western movie Rust.
The indictment was returned on Friday and expenses Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter on the grounds of negligent use of a firearm and disrespect for others’ security.
If convicted, Baldwin faces as much as 18 months in jail.
Earlier expenses, filed by New Mexico prosecutors, had been dismissed in April final yr.
Alec Baldwin (pictured in November) was right now indicted by a New Mexico grand jury on involuntary manslaughter expenses
In an announcement right now, Baldwin’s attorneys mentioned: ‘We look ahead to our day in court docket.’
Baldwin has at all times maintained that he adopted gun security legal guidelines, and that the fault lies with the armorer or crew who handed him a gun loaded with a stay spherical.
He insists he confirmed that the gun was ‘chilly’ when he took it to rehearse the scene in query.
Baldwin was practising drawing the prop weapon from his holster when he claims it fired spontaneously.
He has at all times been adamant that he didn’t pull the set off. An FBI report into the incident mentioned that was an impossibility.
The grand jury indictment expenses Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter on the grounds of negligent use of a firearm and disrespect for others’ security
