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Alec Baldwin Denied Bid to Dismiss ‘Rust’ Manslaughter Charge Over ‘Destroyed’ Gun

Alec Baldwin's motion to dismiss his manslaughter indictment because the FBI "destroyed" his prop gun before he could test it was denied by a judge

Alec Baldwin lost his bid to dismiss his involuntary manslaughter indictment Friday when a New Mexico judge ruled he still must face trial even though the FBI damaged the gun involved in the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. He’s accused of negligently pointing the replica revolver at Hutchins and pulling the trigger, striking her in the chest during a rehearsal inside a wooden church at the Bonanza Creek Ranch, a popular western set in the foothills of northern New Mexico. Baldwin has pleaded not guilty, claiming he’s not responsible for the deadly shooting because he wasn’t in charge of safety for the movie, had no reason to suspect live rounds were on its set, and didn’t pull the trigger on his .45 caliber single action army revolver.

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