Judge refuses to dismiss charges against armourer in Alec Baldwin film set shooting

Movie set armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, right, speaks to a sheriff’s deputy as other colleagues stand with her on the set of Rust, shortly after the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal (Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office via AP/PA)

A New Mexico judge told lawyers to “stay the course” on charges including involuntary manslaughter against a movie weapons supervisor in the 2021 shooting death of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal for the film Rust.

The ruling from Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer on Tuesday rejecting a request from the defence to dismiss charges sets the stage for lengthy evidentiary hearings, starting next week, on manslaughter and evidence-tampering charges against movie armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed.