The weapons supervisor charged with involuntary manslaughter in the capturing death of a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of the Alec Baldwin film “Rust” was charged Thursday with evidence tampering for allegedly passing medicine to a person else on the day of the taking pictures.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed “did transfer narcotics to another individual with the intent to avert the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of herself,” the unique prosecutors appointed in the circumstance stated in a Santa Fe County courtroom filing. They gave no additional facts.
Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney Jason Bowles referred to as the go “retaliatory and vindictive.”
“It is surprising that following 20 months of investigation, the specific prosecutor now throws in a wholly new cost from Ms. Gutierrez Reed, with no prior recognize or any witness statements, lab experiences, or proof to aid it,” Bowles mentioned in a statement.
Gutierrez-Reed is the sole remaining defendant in the circumstance right after prosecutors in April dropped an involuntary manslaughter demand from Baldwin, who was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killed her and wounded director Joel Souza on Oct. 21, 2021. Prosecutors can continue to refile fees in opposition to Baldwin.
The new demand will come a 7 days right after prosecutors alleged in a court docket submitting that Gutierrez-Reed was ingesting and using tobacco cannabis in the evenings through the filming of “Rust” and was probable hungover on the day a reside bullet was put into the gun Baldwin applied.
Bowles named that allegation “character assassination” from prosecutors with a weak circumstance that the defense has questioned a choose to dismiss.
In his personal submitting Thursday, Bowles disclosed that he had been unintentionally integrated on an e mail to District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies from her direct investigator in the case, who slammed the legislation enforcement response to the shooting.
“The perform of the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Business office all through and immediately after their first investigation is reprehensible and unprofessional to a degree I continue to have no terms for,” Robert Schilling wrote in the e-mail, in which he reported he will be stepping down so exclusive prosecutors can use their have investigator. “Not I or 200 far more proficient investigators than I can/could thoroughly clean up the mess delivered to your business office.”
Bowles stated in his filing that the electronic mail demonstrates the weakness of the case from his client. He explained it indicates that the prosecution has been withholding proof from the protection.
E-mails looking for remark from the Sheriff’s Office environment and the special prosecutors ended up not straight away returned.
