A Santa Fe judge today denied Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s request to have the charges against her dismissed over prosecutors’ recent statements to the media.
In a virtual hearing, defense attorneys claimed that there were structural and jurisdictional problems with the state’s comments about Gutierrez-Reed allegedly trying to hide cocaine from investigators and likely being “hung over” on the day of the on-set shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October 2021.
The lawyers argued that those comments could taint potential jurors in the case. New Mexico District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer, however, said the defense did not show “actual and substantial prejudice” to warrant dismissal of the charges against the armorer. “This is at the preliminary stage,” Marlowe Sommer said. “For you to say you’ve basically tainted a jury — we’re not even there yet.” She told attorneys on both sides to “stay the course” on the charges.
Gutierrez-Reed and Rust producer-star AlecBaldwin — who was pointing a gun when it discharged, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza — were charged in late January with two counts of second-degree involuntary manslaughter.
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