Famed criminal defense lawyer Mark Geragos said Tuesday that he would be stunned if an involuntary manslaughter charge is not brought following the on-set killing of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who allegedly was shot by actor and co-producer Alec Baldwin.
“I will tell you I would be shocked if there wasn’t an involuntary manslaughter charge brought in this case,” Geragos told “The Story” host Martha Maccallum.
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Detectives, operating under a search warrant executed by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s office, found that there were three key people who handled the firearm in question.
Alec Baldwin was handed the firearm by assistant director Dave Halls, who believed there was no ammunition loaded.
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Armorer Hanna Gutierrez Reed is said to have placed the prop gun outside of the church set location on a cart with other prop guns due to infectious-disease restrictions. The next person to handle it was assistant director Dave Halls, who handed it off to Baldwin, announcing that it was a “cold gun,” a term used to indicate to those on-set that the firearm was not loaded and therefore safe to handle.
Geragos said that Baldwin’s role as a producer of the film could impact the consideration of charges.
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“Alec Baldwin is presumably in charge because he’s the producer and has a great voice on the budget here,” Geragos said. “I guarantee you they’re also looking at whether or not people were shaving money or trying to cut costs and [whether] this is one of the results of that.”
