District Attorney Releases Statement, Doesn’t Back Baldwin Claim That He Likely Won’t Be Charged With Crime
The New Mexico district attorney investigating the shooting on the set of Alec Baldwin’s movie, “Rust,” has taken issue with a claim Baldwin made last week that he is not likely to face charges in the death of…
The New Mexico district attorney investigating the shooting on the set of Alec Baldwin’s movie, “Rust,” has taken issue with a claim Baldwin made last week that he is not likely to face charges in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies, of New Mexico’s First Judicial District, said no one is in the clear, according to published reports.
“Certain individuals may be criminally culpable for his/her actions and/or inactions on the set of ‘Rust,’” she said according to TMZ.
Carmack-Altwies said she will “exercise my prosecutorial discretion to its fullest, including filing charges that are supported by probable cause,” Deadline reported.
The DA’s office is “exploring various legal theories at the time,” she said.
“Everyone involved in the handling and use of firearms on the set had a duty to behave in a manner such that the safety of others was protected, and it appears that certain actions and inactions contributed to this outcome,” Carmack-Altwies said, according to Deadline.