'Rust' armorer Hannah Gutierrez sentenced to 18 months in prison
by Meg James, Los Angeles Times
Apr 15, 2024
4 minutes
A New Mexico judge on Monday ordered "Rust" movie weapons handler Hannah Gutierrez to serve 18 months in prison — the maximum sentence — for her role in the accidental shooting death of the western film's cinematographer two and a half years ago in New Mexico.
In March, a Santa Fe, New Mexico, jury found Gutierrez, 26, guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Halyna Hutchins' death during a rehearsal for a scene with Alec Baldwin, who was pointing his prop gun at her when it discharged. Prosecutors have alleged that Gutierrez brought the live ammunition to the film's set and loaded it into Baldwin's gun.
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