Alec Baldwin has turned over his cell phone to law enforcement officials as part of the investigation into the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie “Rust,” the Santa Fe County Attorney’s Office told CNN. A spokesman for Santa’s Fe County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to CNN that the actor made his phone available to law enforcement officers in Suffolk County, New York, who helped New Mexico authorities obtain the device from the office with the Hutchins was fatally shot Oct. 21 during rehearsal for a scene at a church at Bonanza Creek Ranch. Director Joel Souza was also injured in the shooting Late last year, Baldwin told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos the scene would show Baldwin cocking the gun and he and Hutchins discussed how she wanted to position his hand before the gun went off, then said: “I would never use one.” Point the gun at someone and then pull the trigger.” What Officers Want to Achieve According to court documents from Santa Fe County, New Mexico, was issued a search warrant for Baldwin’s cell phone last month. Officials are seeking to obtain messages, call logs, digital photos and videos, and any private messages sent on social media platforms related to the production of “Rust,” the warrant said. It also tries to get deleted videos, photos and messages on phone related to movie. In a video posted to his Instagram account in early January, Baldwin said he was working with authorities and explained the process for authorities requesting his phone because the search warrant takes time and they “must state what exactly they want.” .” The actor added that any suggestion that he would not comply with the search warrant was “a lie.” In the video, he added that he is “working towards, insisting on, demanding the truth about what happened.” the actor was not responsible for what happened. Gunsmith sues the film’s guns and ammunition suppliersHannah Gutierrez Reed, the gunsmith on set, loaded the gun with what she believed to be dummy bullets before Baldwin used it on set, Gunsmith’s attorneys had said in November. Jason Bowles, Gutierrez Reed’s attorney, said at the time that there was a box of dummy cartridges marked “Dummy” and the gunsmith took out of that box and loaded the pistol “only to find out later – and she had no idea.” – that she had inspected the cartridges, that there was a live round.” “However, now we don’t know if that live round came out of that box. We assume so,” Bowles said. Two crew members have told CNN Gutierrez Reed that they mishandled guns in a previous film project. Gutierrez Reed is now suing the film’s suppliers of guns and ammunition. In the lawsuit filed this month, Gutierrez Reed accuses PDQ Arm and Prop, LLC and its founder Seth Kenney of breaching trade practices, false and misleading product labeling, and false and material misrepresentation after Gutierrez Reed alleges that Kenney stocked her with dummy ammunition sold mixed with sharp rounds. The complaint also includes allegations of misconduct by several others involved in the production.
Alec Baldwin has turned over his cell phone to law enforcement officials as part of the investigation into the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie “Rust,” the Santa Fe County Attorney’s Office told CNN.
A spokesman for the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to CNN that the actor provided his phone to law enforcement officers in Suffolk County, New York, who helped New Mexico authorities obtain the device.
“They will be gathering information over the phone and providing the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office with the evidence they have gathered,” Santa Fe Sheriff’s Spokesman Juan Rios said.
“The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office does not yet have physical possession of the data to be retrieved from the Baldwin phone,” Rios added, but noted “this is in progress.”
Hutchins was fatally shot October 21 while rehearsing for a scene at a church at Bonanza Creek Ranch. Director Joel Souza was also injured in the shooting.
Late last year, Baldwin told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos the scene would show Baldwin cocking the gun and he and Hutchins discussed how she wanted to position his hand before the gun went off, then said, “I would never use a gun.” Anyone point it at them and then pull the trigger.”
What officials seek to obtain
A search warrant for Baldwin’s cell phone was issued last month, according to court documents from Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
Officials are searching for messages, call logs, digital photos and videos, and private messages sent on social media platforms related to the production of “Rust,” the warrant said. It also searches for deleted videos, photos and messages on the phone related to the movie.
In a video posted to his Instagram account in early January, Baldwin said he was working with authorities, saying the process for authorities requesting his phone for the warrant was ongoing and they “needed to state what exactly they want”.
The actor added that any suggestion that he failed to comply with the search warrant was “a lie”. In the video, he added that he is “working towards the truth, insisting and demanding” the truth about what happened.
Baldwin’s civil attorney, Aaron Dyer, said last month the actor had been cooperating with authorities and that they were confident the evidence would show the actor was not responsible for what happened.
Armorer is suing the film’s suppliers of weapons and ammunition
Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the gunsmith on set, loaded the gun with what she believed to be dummy cartridges before Baldwin used it on set, attorneys for the gunsmiths said in November.
Jason Bowles, Gutierrez Reed’s attorney, said at the time that there was a box of dummy cartridges marked “Dummy” and the gunsmith took out of that box and loaded the pistol “only to find out later – and she had no idea.” – that she had inspected the cartridges, that there was a live round.”
“However, now we don’t know if that live round came out of that box. We assume so,” Bowles said.
Two crew members have told CNN Gutierrez Reed that he mishandled guns on a previous film project.
Gutierrez Reed is now suing the film’s suppliers of guns and ammunition.
In the complaint filed this month, Gutierrez Reed accused PDQ Arm and Prop, LLC and its founder Seth Kenney of trade practice violations, false and misleading product labeling, and false and material misrepresentation after, according to Gutierrez Reed, Kenney sold her a cache of dummy ammunition mixed with live ammunition.
The complaint also includes allegations of misconduct by several others involved in the production.
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