Weapons Expert In Alec Baldwin Case Was Hungover On Set, Prosecutors Say

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The weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer was drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the filming of “Rust,” prosecutors are alleging, saying she was likely hungover when she loaded a live bullet into the revolver that the actor used.

They levelled the accusations Friday in response to a motion filed last month by Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s attorneys that seeks to dismiss her involuntary manslaughter charge.

The prosecutors accused her of having a history of reckless conduct and argued that it would be in the public interest for her to “finally be held accountable.” READ MORE: Charge To Be Dropped In Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ Set Shooting: ‘We Are Pleased With The Decision’ Jason Bowles, Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney, said Tuesday that the prosecution has mishandled the case. “The case is so weak that they now have chosen to resort to character assassination claims about Hannah,” Bowles told The Associated Press. “The prosecution has abandoned the idea of doing justice and getting to the actual truth apparently.” A preliminary hearing for Gutierrez-Reed is scheduled in August.

A judge is expected to decide then if there’s probable cause for Gutierrez-Reed’s charge to move forward. In the response, the prosecutors also noted that they expected to decide within the next 60 days whether to recharge Baldwin, depending on the results of an analysis of the gun and its broken sear.