‘Rust’ prosecutors claim armorer passed off ‘bag of cocaine’ after fatal shooting, say there’s a witness
foxnews.com"Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed allegedly passed off a "small bag of cocaine" on the day cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed.
Prosecutors filed a motion Thursday, obtained by Fox News Digital, to protect a witness and included new details days after Gutierrez-Reed was charged with a drug count.
Prosecutors added an evidence tampering charge to the armorer's previous charge of involuntary manslaughter. Special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis claimed Gutierrez-Reed's alleged transfer of the cocaine was an attempt to avoid collection of evidence "directly related" to the handling of the firearm that was used in the shooting Oct.
21, 2021. Gutierrez-Reed worked as the armorer on the set of "Rust" when the gun actor Alec Baldwin was holding fired, killing Hutchins.
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