A firearm enhancement charge against Alec Baldwin has been dropped, meaning the actor now faces a maximum of 18 months behind bars if he is convicted in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of ‘Rust.’
on the New Mexico set of the Western movie “Rust.”
First Judicial District Attorney of Sante Fe County Mary Carmack-Altwies dropped the charges against the 64-year-old actor on Friday, according to new court filings made public Monday.this month to remove special prosecutor Andrea Reeb from the case, citing New Mexico’s separation-of-powers statute.
Baldwin's attorney declined to comment on the latest development, but earlier objected to the enhancement, saying it was unconstitutional because it was added after the shooting.
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