A new trial date has been set for Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the “Rust” movie set.
Jason Bowles, an attorney for Gutierrez-Reed confirmed the news to NBC News on Monday that the trial had been pushed back to February 21, 2024 citing “scheduling issues for various witnesses.”
The trial was originally slated to begin in December.
Gutierrez-Reed has been charged with tampering with evidence and two counts of involuntary manslaughter for the shooting, which killed the film’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins and injured the film’s director, Joel Souza.
Actor Alec Baldwin was holding the prop gun during a rehearsal on the western film set when the it dislodged a live round of ammunition. Baldwin has repeated maintained in interviews that he did not pull the trigger.
In April, prosecutors announced that manslaughter charges against Baldwin would be dropped, citing that the gun may have been modified.
But last week, a report filed in court raised the possibility that charges could be refiled against Baldwin. In a new gun analysis report, conducted by firearms expert Lucien C. Haag and Michael G. Haag, they found that the Colt .45 prop revolver had not been modified. The report was included in a motion filed by Gutierrez-Reed’s attorneys.
Santa Fe County special prosecutor Kari T. Morrissey said last week, “Charges against Mr. Baldwin are being considered but a final decision has not yet been made. We won’t be pressured by Ms. Gutierrez’s attorneys or anyone else in this regard.”
Baldwin’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.