New Mexico authorities investigating Alec Baldwin’s deadly on-set shooting are working with police on Long Island to get the actor’s cellphone, officials said Friday.
The Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office and New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney’s Office are “actively working” with the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office and Baldwin’s lawyers to get the phone, an official told Fox News.
On Dec. 16, Santa Fe authorities issued a search warrant for Baldwin’s phone because they believed it contains key conversations related to what led to the prop-gun death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October.
But the 63-year-old actor has yet to turn the phone over to New Mexico cops, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department said Friday.
“The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office has received a request from the Santa Fe, NM authorities requesting assistance in obtaining Alec Baldwin’s phone,” Sergeant Paul Spinella told Fox News.
“This request has been forwarded to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office to work out the differences in laws between NM and NY. As this is an ongoing investigation, that is all the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office can report at this time,” he said.
Conversations about the doomed production were found on Hutchins’ phone dating back to July 14, according to authorities, who said that “gathering information prior to the film start date of ‘Rust’ is essential for a full investigation.”
A spokesman for the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office and a lawyer for Baldwin, who owns a home in Amagansett, did not respond to requests for comment by Reuters.
The “30 Rock” star has said in a TV interview that he never pulled the trigger and had no idea how a live round got onto the set.
The New Mexico prosecutor handling the case has said some people who handled firearms on the set may face criminal charges over Hutchins’ death.