A codefendant in the case against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer has been convicted of unsafe handling of a firearm and sentenced to six months of probation. 9News
in New Mexico has been convicted of unsafe handling of a firearm and sentenced to six months of probation.
Halls appeared briefly by video to waive his right to challenge the negligence charge, as state District Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer approved terms of a plea agreement with prosecutors. If convicted of involuntary manslaughter, Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed could face a maximum penalty of 18 months in prison and fines.
But prosecutor Kari Morrissey said Halls, a veteran filmmaker of more than 30 years, failed in his duty as the last line of defense for firearms safety, and that the fatal shooting took place after two earlier weapons misfires on set.
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