‘Rust’ Crew Member Gives Tearful Testimony: ‘I’m Hoping for Justice’
variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media Writer SANTA FE, N.M. — A crew member on “Rust” gave jurors a tearful account Monday of the fatal shooting on set, and laid much of the blame on Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the film’s armorer.
Ross Addiego, the dolly grip, became choked up and cried at several points as he recalled the events surrounding the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
He also faulted Gutierrez Reed for leaving guns and ammunition unsecured, saying she was nothing like the “uptight,” “anal retentive” armorers he had encountered over his 30-year career. “She wasn’t necessarily as serious or professional as I am accustomed to with the other armorers that I’m familiar with,” Addiego testified. “I don’t know that I’ve ever seen an armorer pull loose ammo out of a fanny pack.” Gutierrez Reed is on trial for involuntary manslaughter.
She mistakenly loaded a live round into Alec Baldwin‘s gun, which went off during preparation for a scene at the Bonanza Creek Ranch, a Western feature filming outside Santa Fe.
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