‘Director dies’ Alec Baldwin indicted on charges of professional manslaughter “We will state our position in court” [Oh!llywood]

[OSEN=Reporter Kim Bora] American actor Alec Baldwin was indicted on charges of manslaughter.

A special prosecutor and a grand jury in New Mexico, USA, indicted Alec Baldwin on charges of professional manslaughter on the 19th (local time).

If found guilty in court, Alec Baldwin faces up to 18 months in prison.

Previously, on October 21, 2021, while Alec Baldwin was filming the movie ‘Rust’ at a ranch in southern New Mexico, a live bullet fired from his prop gun, injuring director Hurlina Hutchins. happened. Coach Hurlina Hutchins was immediately taken to the hospital, but eventually died.

Accordingly, New Mexico prosecutors indicted Alec Baldwin and weapons prop manager Hannah Cutierrez Reed on manslaughter charges in January 2023, but withdrew the charges three months later, saying there was not enough evidence. Afterwards, the prosecutor submitted relevant evidence to the grand jury, saying there were signs that the gun’s safety device had been partially removed or cut off.

“We look forward to our day in court,” Alec Baldwin’s attorney Luke Nickas said in a statement. “We will reveal our position in court,” he said. Alec Baldwin has consistently maintained that he did not pull the trigger of the gun.

However, the special prosecutor said, “We have produced additional evidence showing that Alec Baldwin is legally responsible for the shooting deaths of Coach Hurley and Hutchins.”

Meanwhile, Alec Baldwin debuted in the 1980 NBC drama ‘Doctors’, and filming for ‘Rust’ resumed in April of last year and cranked up.

/ purplish@osen.co.kr

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