‘Rust’ armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed struggling in jail as she awaits sentencing: attorney
The young armorer for the doomed Alec Baldwin film “Rust” is struggling behind bars as she waits out sentencing on a manslaughter charge in the 2021 death of Halyna Hutchins, according to her lawyer.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, 26, is being held at a New Mexico detention center after being found guilty Wednesday of involuntary manslaughter in the accidental shooting death of Hutchins, attorney Jason Bowles told TMZ Saturday.
She was in charge of the guns used in the Western when Baldwin shot Hutchins with a prop gun that had been unknowingly loaded with live ammunition during a rehearsal for the movie which was being filmed at a ranch outside Santa Fe, New Mexico.
A jury convicted Gutierrez-Reed after three hours of deliberation, finding she was ultimately responsible for the live rounds on set.
During the trial, prosecutors said she repeatedly flouted gun safety protocols that could have detected the live rounds she’s accused of unknowingly bringing onto the movie.
Bowles said he plans to appeal Hannah’s conviction, seeking to overturn the verdict and judgment.
Her legal team said in court she had been overworked by the production and the shooting was not her fault.
They were all shocked at the guilty verdict, he added.
Gutierrez-Reed is facing up to 18 months in prison.
