‘Rust’ Armorer Requests Probation on Manslaughter Charge

Attorneys for “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed asked on Wednesday that she be sentenced to probation for her role in the accidental death of the film’s cinematographer.

Gutierrez Reed is due to be sentenced on Monday on a charge of involuntary manslaughter for negligently loading a live bullet into Alec Baldwin’s gun. She faces a maximum of 18 months in prison.

In a memo to the court on Wednesday, her lawyers argued that Gutierrez Reed has already suffered from a “press deluge” surrounding the case, and that her life will be forever altered regardless of the judge’s sentence.

The defense also argued that Gutierrez Reed has

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