Tag: Armorer

‘Rust’ armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed called jurors ‘idiots’ in jail phone calls, prosecutors say

“Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed blasted the jurors who convicted her of manslaughter charges in recorded jail phone conversations as “idiots” and “a–holes” and complained that they took only two hours to deliberate, according to a recent filing by prosecutors. Those crude comments by Gutierrez-Reed were among the revelations made by prosecutors ahead of her sentencing […]

‘Rust’ Armorer Reportedly Having A Difficult Time Behind Bars

Last week, “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Actor Alec Baldwin had been holding the gun on October 21, 2021, when it went off, although he has maintained that he never pulled the trigger. His trial is scheduled to start on July […]

‘Rust’ Armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed Guilty of Manslaughter

Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the armorer on the ill-fated Western film “Rust,” was convicted on Wednesday of involuntary manslaughter in the death of the film’s cinematographer. Jurors returned a verdict after less than three hours of deliberations on Wednesday afternoon, following two weeks of testimony about safety lapses on set. Gutierrez Reed was acquitted of a […]

Detective cites evidence ‘Rust’ armorer brought live rounds on set

By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – A New Mexico detective on Wednesday said Hannah Gutierrez identified an ammunition box and bandoliers as hers, boosting the prosecution theory that the armorer brought live rounds onto the of set “Rust” where a cinematographer was fatally shot. Recent testimony during Gutierrez’s involuntary manslaughter trial has seen prosecutors zero in […]

Night before ‘Rust’ shooting armorer smoked ‘to get high,’ texts show

By Andrew Hay SANTA FE, N.M. (Reuters) – New Mexico prosecutors on Friday showed jurors in the trial of “Rust” weapons handler Hannah Gutierrez texts in which she said she smoked to “get high” the night before the movie’s cinematographer was fatally shot on set in October 2021. In court filings, prosecutors have alleged Gutierrez’s […]