The Hutchins Case: A Possible Resolution of a Wrongful Death Claimed at the Los Alamos Ranch in Santa Fe
Matthew Hutchins, the widower of a person who died in a car accident, outlined plans to resume filming last year as part of a proposed settlement of a wrongful death lawsuit.
Melina Spadone, an attorney for the production company behind the movie, said through a representative this week that the movie would resume Thursday at the film ranch.
The production company agreed to pay a $100,000 fine, after it was found that they had ignored problems before Hutchins’ death.
Prosecutors in Santa Fe are pressing forward with involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Baldwin and a weapons supervisor Hannah Gutierrez-Reed. The two men have pleaded not guilty.
Baldwin has said the gun went off accidentally and that he did not pull the trigger. An FBI forensic report found the weapon could not have fired unless the trigger was pulled.
The shooting death of an A-list cinematographer in Los Alamos, Mexico, during a long-term investigation of the case of Alec Baldwin
New Mexico’s Gov. Lujan Grisham had signed a new allowance to prosecute the case. In May there will be deposition hearings in the state District Court to decide on whether to go to trial. Baldwin has indicated that he won’t attend those hearings.
Mary Carmack-Altwies, the District Attorney of Santa Fe, wants to show that no one is above the law in regards to firearms or public safety when it comes to the death of Hutchins. She says the Ukrainian-born cinematographer’s death was tragic and preventable.
Rust safety coordinator and assistant director David Halls pleaded no contest in March to a conviction for unsafe handling of a firearm and a suspended sentence of six months of probation.
Baldwin’s attorneys said that they were pleased with the decision to dismiss the case against Alec Baldwin and encouraged a proper investigation of the accident.
Baldwin was pointing a pistol at Halyna Hutchins while rehearsing for a scene when it went off, killing Hutchins and wounding Souza.
Prosecutors didn’t immediately comment on the case. It wasn’t immediately clear whether charges could be refiled, nor whether the charge would also be dropped against Gutierrez-Reed.
“The truth about what happened will come out and the questions that we have long sought answers for will be answered,” the lawyers, Jason Bowles and Todd Bullion, said in a statement.
The case against Baldwin had already been diminishing. A weapons charge that would have meant a much longer sentence had already been dismissed, and the first special prosecutor appointed in the case resigned.
The charges against Baldwin had marked a stunning fall for an A-list actor whose 40 year career included the early blockbuster The Hunt for Red October and a starring role in the sitcom 30 Rock, as well as renowned appearances in Martin Scorsese’s TheDeparted and a film adaptation of David Mame In recent years, he was known for his impression of former President Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live.
A Little Black Hole That Never Cames: An Instagram Story About a Hard Shooting Pedestrian in Monterrey
The 65-year-old worked little since the shooting but hardly went into hiding. He stayed active on social media, making Instagram videos and posting picture of his wife and seven children.