Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed‘s jail sentence has been decided.
On April 15, the 26-year-old was ordered to spend 18 months at a New Mexico correctional facility after being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter within the 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, based on NBC News.
“I discover that what you probably did constitutes a severe violent offense,” the decide informed Gutierrez-Reed in the course of the sentencing, per the outlet. “It was dedicated in a bodily violent method, a deadly gunshot performed together with your recklessness within the face of data that your acts are moderately prone to lead to severe hurt.”
The decide continued, “You have been the armorer, the one which stood between a protected weapon and a weapon that might kill somebody. You alone turned a protected weapon right into a deadly weapon.”
This sentencing comes after a jury discovered Gutierrez-Reed responsible of involuntary manslaughter and never responsible of tampering with proof final month. Her lawyer Jason Bowles informed E! Information on the time that they plan to enchantment.
Hutchins, 42, was fatally wounded on the set of Rust in October 2021, when a live round was discharged from a prop gun in actor Alec Baldwin‘s hand. The movie’s director Joel Souza was additionally injured within the incident, although he made a restoration.