Assistant director David Halls handed the loaded weapon to actor Alec Baldwin on Oct. 21, 2021, on the 'Rust' set. On Friday, Halls pleaded no contest to negligent use of a deadly weapon.
Friday’s virtual court hearing also marked the first appearance by the new special prosecutor. Kari T. Morrissey, an Albuquerque litigator who, replaced 1st Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies. In late January, Carmack-Altwies brought criminal charges against Halls, Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed. The latter two have been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, and have entered not-guilty pleas.
Soon after the fatal shooting, Halls’ Albuquerque-based attorney, Lisa Torraco, began negotiations with prosecutors in hopes of a light sentence for her client. Torraco has maintained that, despite Halls’ role as on-set safety coordinator, he was not responsible for the actions of others. During Friday’s hearing, Torraco told the judge that Halls is still haunted by the shooting. He was standing just three feet from Hutchins and Souza when they were shot.
“He, like many others, is extremely traumatized and just rattled with guilt and so many other feelings of: ‘What could I have done better? How could I have changed things?’” Torraco told the judge. Halls, who appeared in a video link, told Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer that he agreed to plead no contest to the misdemeanor charge.
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