Rust Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Claims Prosecutors Hid Evidence: Report

War weapon maker Hannah Gutierrez-Reid According to the report, New Mexico prosecutors suppressed evidence that could have helped exonerate him of involuntary manslaughter charges. TMZ And Rolling stone,

Gutierrez-Reid currently I am serving 18 months in prison Regarding the death of the cinematographer helena hutchins on the set of alex baldwin-Western film starring In October 2021.

According to TMZ, Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney, Jason Bowlesfiled new legal documents on Thursday, June 27, accusing prosecutors of suppressing a report claiming “unexplained” changes were made to the trigger of the gun that killed Hutchins.

Rolling stone He said the report, which was used in a pretrial evidentiary hearing ahead of Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial on Monday, June 24, was prepared by a gun expert last summer.

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While filming his movie Rust on Thursday, October 21, 2021, Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun that injured the film’s director Joel Souza and killed director of photography Helena Hutchins. The incident took place at Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico. According to the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department, the weapon was “discharged” […]

Experts in their reports Lucien Haag noted markings that “did not appear to be original manufacturing markings” or were the result of damage from FBI testing on the weapon in 2022, Rolling stone,

Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney says the report proves Baldwin did not fire the shot and, therefore, his client is not legally responsible for Hutchins’ death, according to TMZ.

According to TMZ, which said it has obtained the documents, Bowles claims prosecutors “withheld shocking exculpatory evidence that they had a constitutional obligation to disclose and which would have resulted in a fundamentally different trial and possibly a different outcome.”

However, during an evidentiary hearing in Baldwin’s case on Monday, gun expert Haag testified that he no longer stands by his report and now believes the marks were made during testing conducted by the FBI using a mallet, reports . Rolling stone,

Gutierrez-Reid Found guilty She was arrested on March 6 and booked into prison the following month on April 15. She was responsible for firearms possession in New Mexico. War When Hutchins was fatally injured in 2021. The 42-year-old cinematographer was shot by a live ammunition shot from a gun held by Baldwin during rehearsals. Director Joel Souza also got injured.

Gutierrez-Reed’s attorneys filed a motion Appeal against conviction According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Gutierrez-Reed will be released from jail on May 13. Gutierrez-Reed has also requested to be released from jail pending the outcome of an appeal.

According to TMZ, her attorneys argued in the motion, “Ms. Gutierrez-Reed is requesting to be released while she appeals because, even if her appeal is successful, she will have already served most or all of her sentence, rendering a large portion of the appeal futile.”

our weekly Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney and the lead prosecutor on her case have been contacted, Kari T. Morrisseyfor comment.