The woman who oversaw the use of weapons on the movie set where Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence, New Mexico court officials said.
Movie armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed waived her right to an arraignment on the charges in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western movie Rust, officials said.
![In this screen grab from lapel camera video provided by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office, movie set armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, right, speaks with a sheriff’s deputy. Photo / AP](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TGZEOTOX7JH4ZPJBOX4HQUKNFI.jpg?auth=598aed1bd12c4fb8e759b50158a4e29fe6d5217c31e8a988fb5685fe579ef14d&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)
A state district judge tentatively scheduled a trial for December.
A defence attorney for Gutierrez-Reed has characterised the shooting as a tragic accident and says the weapons specialist committed no crime. However prosecutors allege Gutierrez-Reed was negligent in the handling of firearms and ammunition on the set.
Rust safety coordinator and assistant director David Halls pleaded no contest to a charge of unsafe handling of a firearm and received a suspended sentence of six months probation.
In April, prosecutors dropped charges against Baldwin, who was pointing a gun at Hutchins when it went off, killing her and injuring director Joel Souza.