Rust film armourer sentenced to 18 months in prison for fatal on-set shooting

The chief weapons handler who loaded a gun for actor Alec Baldwin before it fired and killed a cinematographer in 2021 has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in March for mistakenly loading a live round into the revolver Baldwin used in the film Rust.’You were the armourer – the one that stood between a safe weapon and a weapon that could kill someone,’ Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer said on Monday. Her punishment is the most substantial criminal consequence yet in the legal fallout over Hutchins’ death in a case that has captivated Hollywood and the US
Rust film armorer sentenced to 18 months in prison for fatal on-set shooting