Official/ Alec Baldwin will be charged with "involuntary manslaughter" on the set of the movie "Rust"

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Official/ Alec Baldwin will be charged with "involuntary manslaughter"
Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin will be criminally charged by New Mexico prosecutors for the 2021 murder of filmmaker Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie "Rust."

Baldwin, the Emmy Award-winning star of "30 Rock" and dozens of movies including "The Hunt for Red October," fired the bullet that killed Hutchins. He and the film's gunman, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, will each be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter.

Official/ Alec Baldwin will be charged with "involuntary manslaughter"
Halyna Hutchins

One of the charges is involuntary manslaughter, in which prosecutors will have to prove gross negligence. The charge is a fourth-degree felony and carries a penalty of up to 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine.

The second charge is "involuntary manslaughter in the commission of a lawful act," which requires proof that there was more than simple negligence involved in a death, prosecutors said.

"Rust" assistant director David Halls signed a plea deal to a charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon, resulting in a suspended sentence and six months of probation.


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