Alec Baldwin looks glum as he’s spotted in New York City after pleading not guilty to involuntary manslaughter as he’s re-charged with Rust shooting
Alec Baldwin has been seen somberly walking the streets of New York City – just a day after pleading not guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
The sour-faced actor, 65, wore gray trousers with a fleece-lined jacket and glasses as he strolled alone through Manhattan this morning.
Baldwin tried to hide his face as he got into a car on Thursday, while his wife Hilaria was spotted at a coffee shop with one of their eight children.
The gun Baldwin held murdered cameraman Halyna Hutchins in the Rust film set in 2021. His lawyers are now pushing for a speedy trial to “minimize public suspicion and vilification.”
Court documents filed Wednesday show Baldwin entered the not guilty plea in Santa Fe District Court, forgoing an arraignment that was scheduled to take place today remotely via videoconference.
The sour-faced actor, 65, wore gray trousers with a fleece-lined jacket and glasses as he strolled alone through Manhattan
The gun Baldwin was holding was used to kill cameraman Halyna Hutchins in the Rust film set in 2021. His lawyers have now urged a speedy trial to “minimize public suspicion and vilification.”
Actor Alec Baldwin was spotted hiding his face in New York City following his recent ‘not guilty’ plea
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer of the Western film “Rust,” was pointing a gun at Hutchins during a rehearsal outside Santa Fe in October 2021 when the gun went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza.
A grand jury in Santa Fe indicted Baldwin in January after prosecutors received a new analysis of that gun, renewing a charge that prosecutors originally filed and then dismissed in April 2023.
Baldwin faces up to 18 months in prison if convicted.
His lawyers called the accuser “misguided” and urged speedy legal proceedings to “minimize public vilification and suspicion against the actor.”
The lawyer urged urgency to “avoid the dangers of proving his innocence, which often arise after lengthy delays in prosecution.”
Baldwin remains free pending trial on conditions that include not owning firearms, drinking alcohol or leaving the country.
He may have limited contact with witnesses when it comes to promoting “Rust,” which has not been made public.
Baldwin is prohibited from asking members of the cast or crew of “Rust” to participate in a related documentary.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer of the Western film “Rust,” was pointing a gun at Hutchins during a rehearsal outside Santa Fe in October 2021 when the gun went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza.
Baldwin is pictured getting into a car on February 1
A grand jury in Santa Fe indicted Baldwin in January after prosecutors received a new analysis of that gun, renewing a charge that prosecutors originally filed and then dismissed in April 2023.
Baldwin is seen in the parking lot outside the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office
The actor has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the gun fired.
“Halyna and I had something profound in common, which is that we both assumed the gun was empty…except for those dummy rounds,” Baldwin told George Stephanopoulos in an interview that aired on ABC News in December 2021.
The grand jury indictment offers special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis two alternative standards for pursuing felony charges against Baldwin.
One alternative would be based on the careless use of a firearm.
The second alternative for prosecutors is to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Baldwin caused Hutchins’ death without due care or “caution,” also defined as “an act committed with total disregard or indifference to the safety of others.”
An analysis of the weapon, conducted by Lucien and Michael Haag of Forensic Science Services in Arizona, concluded that “the trigger had to be pulled or depressed sufficiently to release the fully cocked or retracted hammer of the evidence revolver.”
An earlier FBI report on the bureau’s analysis of the revolver found that, as is common with firearms of that design, it could discharge without pulling the trigger if force was applied to an uncocked hammer, such as by to drop the weapon. The gun eventually broke during testing.
Hilaria Baldwin will be seen during a coffee run on February 1
Alec’s wife was dressed for the cold weather this morning as she made coffee with her child
Hilaria wore a large padded jacket and green trousers as she held her daughter
In this undated image from a video released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, Alec Baldwin speaks with investigators after a fatal shooting on a film set in Santa Fe.
This aerial photo shows part of the movie Bonanza Creek Ranch set in Santa Fe on October 23, 2021
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer of the Western film “Rust,” was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins (pictured) during a rehearsal outside Santa Fe in October 2021 when the gun went off, killing her.
Morrissey and Lewis subsequently dismissed the earlier charge they were told the gun may have been modified before the shooting and was not functioning properly.
The grand jury heard from a “Rust” crew member who was a few feet away from the fatal shooting, and another who walked off the set before the shooting in protest of working conditions.
Forensic weapons expert Michael Haag, a Mississippi movie gun maker and detective with the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, also testified.
‘Rust’ gun supervisor Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has also been charged with involuntary manslaughter, with a jury trial scheduled for February 22.
She has pleaded not guilty to that charge and to a second charge of tampering with evidence in Hutchins’ death.
Gutierrez-Reed was also accused of carrying a gun into a bar in downtown Santa Fe days before she was hired to work as a gunsmith at “Rust.” She has also pleaded not guilty to this charge.
The fatal shooting of Hutchins resulted in a series of civil lawsuits, including wrongful death claims filed by members of the Hutchins family, focusing on allegations that Baldwin and the producers of “Rust” were lax with safety standards. Baldwin and other defendants have disputed these allegations.
‘Rest’ deputy director and safety coordinator David Halls did not plead unsafe handling of a firearm last March and was given a six-month suspended sentence. He agreed to cooperate in the investigation into the fatal shooting.