Prosecutors plan to dismiss charges against Alec Baldwin in ‘Rust’ shooting, Baldwin’s attorney tells CNN
Apr 20, 2023, 1:38 PM | Updated: 1:39 pm
FILE - Actor Alec Baldwin attends a news conference at United Nations headquarters, on Sept. 21, 2015. Prosecutors have dropped the possibility of a sentence enhancement that could have carried a mandatory five-year sentence against Baldwin in a fatal film-set shooting, according to new court filings made public Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
(CNN) — Prosecutors in the “Rust” fatal shooting case plan to file a notice to dismiss involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin, his attorney, Luke Nikas, tells CNN.
CNN has contacted the special prosecutor in the Santa Fe, New Mexico case for comment.
Halyna Hutchins, the film’s cinematographer, was struck and killed by a live round of ammunition fired from a prop gun being held by Baldwin, while rehearsing a scene on the set of “Rust” in 2021. Baldin has pleaded not guilty.
