Alec Baldwin is set to “struggle” his manslaughter cost.
Prosecutors in Santa Fe, New Mexico, introduced that the 64-year-old actor might be prosecuted in reference to the dying of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer who was killed when a gun fired on the set of “Rust” in October 2021. – however Alec has now vowed to struggle the accusations.
His lawyer, Luke Nikas of Quinn Emanuel, mentioned in a press release to PEOPLE: “This resolution misrepresents the tragic dying of Halyna Hutchins and represents a horrible miscarriage of legislation. Mr. Baldwin had no cause to consider there was a stay bullet within the gun. . or wherever on the filming set. He had the professionals he labored with, who assured him that the gun didn’t have stay bullets.”
Alec has all the time denied any wrongdoing and is set to clear his identify.
His lawyer added: “We’ll struggle these fees and we’ll win.”
Alec and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the movie’s principal gunsmith, face the identical cost and can each resist 5 years in jail if convicted.
Mary Carmack-Altwies, the Santa Fe district lawyer, has already confirmed that the costs might be filed in late January.
She mentioned in a press release: “Actor and producer Alec Baldwin and gunsmith Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will every be charged with two counts of manslaughter.
“After an intensive evaluate of the proof… I’ve decided that there’s adequate proof.
“On my watch, nobody is above the legislation and everybody deserves justice.”
Elsewhere, Dave Halls, the assistant director, has already agreed to a plea deal on the cost of negligent use of a lethal weapon. He’ll obtain six months probation and a suspended jail sentence.