The weapons supervisor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film Rust pleaded guilty Monday to a separate criminal charge of carrying a gun into a licensed liquor establishment. 
 
The film's armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed agreed to change her plea to guilty on the charge in exchange for a reduced sentence of 18 months supervised probation.&nbsp; 
Judge T. Glenn Ellington approved the agreement that allows Gutierrez-Reed to begin probation while serving out an 18-month prison term at a New Mexico state penitentiary for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. In the Rust case, prosecutors blamed Gutierrez-Reed for unwittingly bringing live ammunition onto the movie set and for failing to follow basic gun safety protocols. 
 
Gutierrez-Reed shuffled into the Santa Fe courtroom Monday in a beige jumpsuit, handcuffs and ankle shackles to change her plea to guilty and waive her right to trial.“I'd just like to apologize to the court and thank you for your judgment today,” she said.The case stems from evidence that a few weeks before Rust&nbsp;began filming in October 2021, Gutierrez-Reed carried a gun into a downtown bar in Santa Fe where firearms are prohibited.&nbsp; 
 
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey said Gutierrez-Reed filmed herself in the bathroom of the bar with a handgun — explaining how she snuck in the prohibited firearm in a video that was obtained when authorities searched the armorer's phone during the Rust investigation. 
 
Gutierrez-Reed was convicted in March at trial of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Hutchins. She has an appeal of that conviction pending in a higher court. 
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer for Rust, was pointing a gun at Hutchins during a rehearsal for the film when the revolver went off, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. 
 
In July, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed an involuntary manslaughter case against Baldwin halfway through a trial based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense. Morrissey has since asked the judge to reconsider.Under terms of her plea agreement, Gutierrez-Reed is prohibited while on probation from possessing firearms, or consuming alcohol or drugs and must pay $180 in fees while submitting a sample of her DNA to a criminal database and completing an addiction treatment program. 
 
Defense attorney Jason Bowles said the agreement makes it possible for Gutierrez-Reed to be released from prison as soon as June 2025 to complete probation in Arizona without getting an additional felony conviction on her record. Before being led away, Gutierrez-Reed blew kisses toward the court gallery where her mother, Stacy Reed, was seated. Reed said she was grateful her daughter can begin to fulfill new parole requirements before release from prison.“She’s not gotten a fair shake from the beginning,” said Reed, who traveled from Arizona for the hearing.

The weapons supervisor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film Rust pleaded guilty Monday to a separate criminal charge of carrying a gun into a licensed liquor establishment.

The weapons supervisor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film Rust pleaded guilty Monday to a separate criminal charge of carrying a gun into a licensed liquor establishment. The film's armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed agreed to change her plea to guilty on the charge in exchange for a reduced sentence of 18 months supervised probation. Judge T. Glenn Ellington approved the agreement that allows Gutierrez-Reed to begin probation while serving out an 18-month prison term at a New Mexico state penitentiary for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. In the Rust case, prosecutors blamed Gutierrez-Reed for unwittingly bringing live ammunition onto the movie set and for failing to follow basic gun safety protocols. Gutierrez-Reed shuffled into the Santa Fe courtroom Monday in a beige jumpsuit, handcuffs and ankle shackles to change her plea to guilty and waive her right to trial.“I'd just like to apologize to the court and thank you for your judgment today,” she said.The case stems from evidence that a few weeks before Rust began filming in October 2021, Gutierrez-Reed carried a gun into a downtown bar in Santa Fe where firearms are prohibited. Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey said Gutierrez-Reed filmed herself in the bathroom of the bar with a handgun — explaining how she snuck in the prohibited firearm in a video that was obtained when authorities searched the armorer's phone during the Rust investigation. Gutierrez-Reed was convicted in March at trial of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Hutchins. She has an appeal of that conviction pending in a higher court. Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer for Rust, was pointing a gun at Hutchins during a rehearsal for the film when the revolver went off, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. In July, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed an involuntary manslaughter case against Baldwin halfway through a trial based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense. Morrissey has since asked the judge to reconsider.Under terms of her plea agreement, Gutierrez-Reed is prohibited while on probation from possessing firearms, or consuming alcohol or drugs and must pay $180 in fees while submitting a sample of her DNA to a criminal database and completing an addiction treatment program. Defense attorney Jason Bowles said the agreement makes it possible for Gutierrez-Reed to be released from prison as soon as June 2025 to complete probation in Arizona without getting an additional felony conviction on her record. Before being led away, Gutierrez-Reed blew kisses toward the court gallery where her mother, Stacy Reed, was seated. Reed said she was grateful her daughter can begin to fulfill new parole requirements before release from prison.“She’s not gotten a fair shake from the beginning,” said Reed, who traveled from Arizona for the hearing.

Rust armorer pleads guilty to gun offence in a separate case

Hannah Gutierrez, the armourer on the sets of Rust, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 shooting case that led to Halyna Hutchins' death.

Rust armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed sentenced to 18 months prison

Hannah Gutierrez, the armourer on the sets of Rust, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 shooting case that led to Halyna Hutchins' death.&nbsp; 
 
Though Alec Baldwin pulled the trigger, a jury said Gutierrez-Reed had erroneously loaded a live round into a revolver he was using on the Santa Fe, New Mexico, movie set.&nbsp; 
 
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer addressed phone calls Gutierrez-Reed made from jail, citing comments she made to family and friends as evidence she had failed to take accountability. 
 
"In your allocation, you said you were sorry but not … sorry for what you did," Marlowe Sommer said. "It was your attorney that had to tell the court that you were remorseful. 
 
"The word remorse: a deep regret coming from a sense of guilt for past wrongs," she continued. "That's not you."

 
Gutierrez-Reed has been in custody since the Santa Fe jury found her guilty on March 6, following a multi-week trial.&nbsp; 
 
Gutierrez-Reed faced up to 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine for her role in the accidental shooting death of Hutchins who was the cinematographer on set of the low-budget Western, in October 2021.&nbsp; 
 
Gutierrez-Reed's lawyer Jason Bowles requested she be given probation as she had no previous criminal record.

On Monday, Gutierrez-Reed made a statement before the court, saying her "heart aches" for Hutchins' family, friends and the film industry at large. She requested the judge sentence her to probation, noting she would accept any classes she ordered. 
 
"I am saddened by the way the media sensationalized our traumatic tragedy and portrayed me as a complete monster, which has actually been the total opposite of what's in my heart," she said. 
 
Post verdict, her legal team now plans to appeal her prison sentence 'on multiple grounds'.&nbsp;

Halyna Hutchins' family reacts to the sentencing

Attorney Gloria Allred, who is representing Hutchins' parents and sister, said in a statement that Gutierrez-Reed's sentence is "appropriate" given the armourer's "failure to express any remorse herself at the hearing" and "her attitude in many jailhouse calls." 
 
"The family just wanted justice for Halyna, and today the court handed down the maximum sentence possible under New Mexico law," Allred said. "We now look forward to the trial of Alec Baldwin where a diﬀerent jury will decide if Alec Baldwin is or is not guilty of involuntary manslaughter. We look forward to a just result in the next criminal case."

 
The Hutchins family's attorney Gloria Allred shared statements and videos from the family, from Kyiv, Ukraine. 
 
"Time does not heal. ... It gets worse and worse," Olga Solovey, Hutchins' mother, said in Ukrainian, adding that none of the people involved in Hutchins' death have expressed their sympathy to her. 
 
"Halyna was the best daughter on this earth," said Solovey in a separate statement. "After this tragedy, my life has been split into two — before and after. ... I have hope that the guilty, those that are responsible for the death of my daughter, will be punished fairly and sentenced justly."

Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial to begin in July 
 
Actor-producer Alec Baldwin will face trial in July for his role in the shooting death of Hutchins. The trial is scheduled to begin on July 10. He was indicted in January of involuntary manslaughter. 
 
Hutchins was fatally shot when Baldwin pointed his gun at the cinematographer and a live round went off as she set up a camera shot. The incident also left the film's director Joel Souza injured. Baldwin has since then denied pulling the trigger. The FBI and an independent firearms expert have found the gun would not have fired without the trigger being pulled.

Hannah Gutierrez, the armourer on the sets of Rust, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 shooting case that led to Halyna Hutchins' death. Though Alec Baldwin pulled the trigger, a jury said Gutierrez-Reed had erroneously loaded a live round into a revolver he was using on the Santa Fe, New Mexico, movie set. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer addressed phone calls Gutierrez-Reed made from jail, citing comments she made to family and friends as evidence she had failed to take accountability. "In your allocation, you said you were sorry but not … sorry for what you did," Marlowe Sommer said. "It was your attorney that had to tell the court that you were remorseful. "The word remorse: a deep regret coming from a sense of guilt for past wrongs," she continued. "That's not you." Gutierrez-Reed has been in custody since the Santa Fe jury found her guilty on March 6, following a multi-week trial. Gutierrez-Reed faced up to 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine for her role in the accidental shooting death of Hutchins who was the cinematographer on set of the low-budget Western, in October 2021. Gutierrez-Reed's lawyer Jason Bowles requested she be given probation as she had no previous criminal record. On Monday, Gutierrez-Reed made a statement before the court, saying her "heart aches" for Hutchins' family, friends and the film industry at large. She requested the judge sentence her to probation, noting she would accept any classes she ordered. "I am saddened by the way the media sensationalized our traumatic tragedy and portrayed me as a complete monster, which has actually been the total opposite of what's in my heart," she said. Post verdict, her legal team now plans to appeal her prison sentence 'on multiple grounds'. Halyna Hutchins' family reacts to the sentencing Attorney Gloria Allred, who is representing Hutchins' parents and sister, said in a statement that Gutierrez-Reed's sentence is "appropriate" given the armourer's "failure to express any remorse herself at the hearing" and "her attitude in many jailhouse calls." "The family just wanted justice for Halyna, and today the court handed down the maximum sentence possible under New Mexico law," Allred said. "We now look forward to the trial of Alec Baldwin where a diﬀerent jury will decide if Alec Baldwin is or is not guilty of involuntary manslaughter. We look forward to a just result in the next criminal case." The Hutchins family's attorney Gloria Allred shared statements and videos from the family, from Kyiv, Ukraine. "Time does not heal. ... It gets worse and worse," Olga Solovey, Hutchins' mother, said in Ukrainian, adding that none of the people involved in Hutchins' death have expressed their sympathy to her. "Halyna was the best daughter on this earth," said Solovey in a separate statement. "After this tragedy, my life has been split into two — before and after. ... I have hope that the guilty, those that are responsible for the death of my daughter, will be punished fairly and sentenced justly." Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial to begin in July Actor-producer Alec Baldwin will face trial in July for his role in the shooting death of Hutchins. The trial is scheduled to begin on July 10. He was indicted in January of involuntary manslaughter. Hutchins was fatally shot when Baldwin pointed his gun at the cinematographer and a live round went off as she set up a camera shot. The incident also left the film's director Joel Souza injured. Baldwin has since then denied pulling the trigger. The FBI and an independent firearms expert have found the gun would not have fired without the trigger being pulled.

Rust armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed sentenced to 18 months in prison 