Prosecutors in New Mexico say Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who faces an involuntary manslaughter charge in the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchens on the set of the indie Western, attempted to hide a small bag of cocaine the night of the fatal shooting after she was questioned by police.
The claim comes in a new filing from special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis, who last week added a charge of tampering with evidence against Gutierrez-Reed, saying she “did transfer narcotics to another person with the intent to prevent the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of herself.” The type of drug was not ID’d at the time.
The revelation came in a motion (read it here) on Thursday afternoon by prosecutors seeking to protect the identity of a witness who will testify about the drug transfer, saying the witness has concerns about “being subject to harassment from the media” in the high-profile case.
Prosecutors also said the witness, referred to as S1, fears their testimony will result in “being blacklisted from the film industry for coming forward with the information about the defendant.
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