This is the first conviction in the case, and was handed down for negligent use of a firearm.
It was Dave Halls, assistant director, who on October 21, 2021, handed Alec Baldwin a gun that was supposed to be loaded with fake bullets, and the actor pulled the trigger, killing Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza.
Dave Halls (63), handed him the weapon saying it was “cold”, which in Hollywood jargon means harmless.
Alec Baldwin and the gunman on set, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, have been charged with manslaughter and face up to 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine.
The police investigation sought to determine how the real bullets were found during filming at a ranch in New Mexico, which is officially prohibited, precisely to prevent accidents.
Officers concluded that Hannah Gutierrez-Reed put real instead of fake bullets in the gun used by Baldwin, it says N1
Chief prosecutor Kari Morrissey on Friday assessed at a hearing in a court in New Mexico that David Halls, who took care of security on the set of a low-budget film and was thus on the “last line of defense”, did not “check every bullet in the weapon to make sure that not murderous”.
Alec Baldwin (64), who became famous for his role in the TV series “Television Job” (“30Rock”), always said that he was assured that his revolver was harmless.
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