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‘Rust’ Armorer Denied Release & New Trial Over Suppressed Evidence


Just days after a hearing on whether Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed should get a new trial or dismissal and be released from a New Mexico state prison over the fatal 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, a judge has said no on all counts. “Defendant has not established that there is a reasonable probability that, had the […]

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed in courtGetty Just days after a hearing on whether Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed should get a new trial or dismissal and be released from a New Mexico state prison over the fatal 2021 shooting ofcinematographer Halyna Hutchins, a judge has said no on all counts. In April, Gutierrez-Reed was sentenced to 18 months in a New Mexico state prison after being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for the live round that ended up on the seemingly chaotic Rust set. When Alec Baldwin ‘s involuntary manslaughter case was tossed on out the fourth day of trial over suppressed evidence, it seems that a new avenue for Gutierrez-Reed had opened up.

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