Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty

Alec Baldwin pleaded not guilty this Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter charges against him in the death of cinematographer Halyne Hutchins during the filming of ‘Rust’ in October 2021, according to US media.

He American performer He made his statement in a court document filed in the First Judicial District Court of Santa Fe (New Mexico, United States), thereby abandoning the trial that was supposed to take place virtually on Thursday.

Alec Baldwin he was not arrested and among his conditions release the actor He is prohibited from possessing firearms and from leaving the country. In return, he was ordered to have limited contact with witnesses involved in the production ‘Rust’, with whom he is forbidden to discuss the incident.

If convicted in this case, actor He would face a sentence of up to 18 months in prison. Baldwin claimed in court that he never pulled the trigger of the revolver he was holding, but that it detonated due to a mechanical malfunction.

The translator was acquitted charges of murder forcibly released in April last year.

However, it is in October special prosecutors case announced that he will ask a grand jury to consider whether he should be charged again for what happened.

Right at the beginning of October, the judge from New Mexico He has already ordered the film’s producers to hand over documents to prosecutors that could potentially show Baldwin – the film’s star and producer – will make more money if he delivers the project on time and under budget.

The case focuses on discovering how a real bullet into the barrel of the revolver that Baldwin brandished during rehearsal and fatally struck Hutchins on Oct. 20, 2021, in Santa Fe.

The person in charge of the security protocol during recordingHannah Gutierrez-Reed, was also charged with manslaughter, while assistant director David Halls, who was responsible for delivering the gun to Baldwin, accepted a misdemeanor charge in the plea deal.