SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A lawyer has been added to the special prosecution team pursuing the involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor. Alec Baldwin Judicial officials on Thursday confirmed the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the western movie “Rust.”
The Santa Fe District Attorney appointed Erlinda Johnson as the special prosecutor in the case, which Trial in July. He was sworn in on Tuesday.
Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the October 2021 shooting of Helena Hitchens during a rehearsal at a film set ranch outside Santa Fe.
Baldwin was the lead actor and co-producer of “Zing”. Pointing the gun at Hutchins It was during rehearsals when a revolver went off, killing Hitchens and injuring director Joel Souza.
Johnson’s experience as a criminal defense and personal injury attorney includes representing former New Mexico Secretary of State Diana Duran, who resigned in 2015 amid revelations that she gambled away campaign funds. Used to increase addiction. Duran was sentenced to 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to embezzlement and money laundering charges.
Johnson previously worked as a federal prosecutor on narcotics enforcement and managed criminal investigations after serving as an assistant district attorney in the Albuquerque area.
Prosecutors are turning their full attention to Baldwin after the judge handed down the sentence Monday. Movie Weapons Watcher Hannah Gutierrez Reed Hitchens’ death carries a maximum of 18 months in state prison on the involuntary manslaughter conviction.
Prosecutors said Gutierrez-Reed inadvertently brought live ammunition onto the set of “Rust,” where it was expressly prohibited, and failed to follow basic gun safety protocols. He was convicted by a jury in March.
Baldwin’s defense attorney is urging the judge. Dismiss the indictment against him, accusing prosecutors of “unfairly stacking the deck” in grand jury proceedings and distracting from exculpatory evidence and witnesses.
Special prosecutors deny the allegations and accuse Baldwin of “shameless” attempts to avoid guilt, highlighting inconsistencies in his statements to law enforcement, workplace safety regulators. Television interview.
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