ACTOR Alec Baldwin has been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film Rust in 2021.
The New Mexico District Attorney announced the charges against Baldwin on Thursday, nearly 15 months after the deadly incident.
Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the film’s armorer overseeing weapons, was slapped with the same charges.
The film's assistant director, David Halls, who investigators said handed the loaded gun to Baldwin just before the rehearsal, accepted a misdemeanor charge in a plea deal, prosecutors revealed.
The deal includes a suspended sentence and six months of probation.
After the announcement, the attorneys representing Hutchins' family released a statement saying: "No one is above the law."
"Our independent investigation also supports charges are warranted. It is a comfort to the family that, in New Mexico, no one is above the law."
The low-budget film was in the middle of production when the fatal mishap occurred.
On October 21, 2021, Hutchins was rehearsing a scene with Baldwin in an old wooden church at Bonanza Creek Ranch, a famous movie location near Santa Fe.
Baldwin was handed a loaded prop Colt .45 revolver but was unaware that it contained live ammunition.
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He fired the live round striking Hutchins in the chest and wounding director Joe Souza.
Baldwin has long maintained his innocence.
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