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Closing Arguments In ‘Rust’ Armorer’s Involuntary Manslaughter Trial Set For Wednesday; Case Could Be With Jury Tomorrow – Update
'Rust' Armorer's Father Thell Reed Expected To Testify At Involuntary Manslaughter Trial; Industry Vet Gun Coach Emerges As Pivotal Figure In Case
Near the end of his testimony, PDQ Arm and Prop owner Kenney told Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer’s courtroom bluntly he believed the 81-year-old Reed was trying to pin the blame on him of how live ammo got on the Rust set. The defense attempted to use Montoya’s testimony to impress upon the jury that OSHA concluded Gutierrez-Reed was not provided “time to conduct her duties to the best of her diligence” and asked to “focus on other tasks” like working in the props department. In her deductive questioning, Barreras made sure the jury knew that Gutierrez-Reed’s expressed concerns about this went “unheeded and uncommented on” by first assistant director David Halls, who was ultimately supposed to be responsible for safety, and other vital management.
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