New Mexico prosecutors have determined to drop prison prices towards actor Alec Baldwin within the deadly taking pictures of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western film “Rust” in 2021, Baldwin’s attorneys stated on Thursday.

Baldwin, 65, was charged in January with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in reference to Hutchins’ demise and the damage of “Rust” director Joel Souza, who was additionally shot. The actor was accused of exhibiting a “reckless” disregard for security in Hutchins’ demise. He pleaded not responsible in February after prosecutors downgraded the seriousness of the costs, decreasing the potential jail time.

“We are pleased with the decision to dismiss the case against Alec Baldwin and we encourage a proper investigation into the facts and circumstances of this tragic accident,” Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro, the attorneys for Alec Baldwin, stated in a press release. A spokesperson for prosecutors in New Mexico’s First Judicial District, the place the costs have been filed, didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

The first assistant director on the set, Dave Halls, was sentenced final month to a suspended sentence after he pleaded responsible to negligent use of a lethal weapon. Prosecutors had stated he was answerable for set security. The film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, additionally faces manslaughter prices and has pleaded not responsible.

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