'Rust' Armorer's Trial Continues: Defense Highlights Safety Failures
The trial of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed for the fatal 'Rust' shooting progresses, with management's safety lapses and lack of enforcement under scrutiny.
- Hannah Gutierrez-Reed's trial for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting on the 'Rust' set continues, with her stepfather Thell Reed expected to testify.
- The defense argues that management failures and lack of proper safety enforcement are to blame, not Gutierrez-Reed.
- Ammo supplier Seth Kenney testified he provided only dummy rounds to 'Rust,' handling live rounds for another production at the time.
- Prosecution rests its case, with the defense beginning to present its witnesses, including an OSHA Compliance Officer.
- Alec Baldwin's trial for involuntary manslaughter is scheduled to start on July 9, following his plea of not guilty.