Prosecutor who resigned from Alec Baldwin 'Rust' case says she wanted dismissal
A special prosecutor who resigned from the manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin on Friday said she did so because she felt it should have been voluntarily dismissed by the state.
A special prosecutor who resigned from the manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin on Friday said she did so because she felt it should have been voluntarily dismissed by the state.
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer would dismiss the case against Baldwin later that day, and she dismissed it “with prejudice,” meaning charges can’t be refiled against the actor.
Baldwin, 66, had faced a count of involuntary manslaughter in the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, killed in 2021 on a New Mexico set for the movie “Rust” as Baldwin held a revolver intended to be used as a prop. “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted in March on a count of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting and sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Special prosecutor Erlinda Ocampo Johnson, who gave an opening statement accusing Baldwin of being reckless, said she knew the prosecution’s case was in trouble Friday when she learned that some rounds had not been turned over to the defense.
“It was clear that it was something that should have been turned over,” Ocampo Johnson told NBC News on Friday night.
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