Fox News: Alec Baldwin Involuntary Manslaughter Charges Officially Filed

GALLAGHER Following breaking news ░░░░░░░░ moment now prosecutors will ░░░░░░░░ file charges against Alec ░░░░░░░░ and armorer Hannah Gutierrez ░░░░░░░░ in the fatal shooting ░░░░░░░░ cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on ░░░░░░░░ Rust film set Baldwin ░░░░░░░░ holding the gun that ░░░░░░░░ Hutchins He says he ░░░░░░░░ not pull the trigger ░░░░░░░░ New Mexico DA says ░░░░░░░░ set played fast and ░░░░░░░░ with safety Lots of ░░░░░░░░ Senior national correspondent William ░░░░░░░░ Jeunesse joins us live ░░░░░░░░ on set with more ░░░░░░░░ this LA JEUNESSE We ░░░░░░░░ the charges sometime this ░░░░░░░░ So Alec Baldwin as ░░░░░░░░ both know claims that ░░░░░░░░ s 1000 percent quoting ░░░░░░░░ responsible for the death ░░░░░░░░ Hutchins and soon he ░░░░░░░░ get a chance to ░░░░░░░░ it with those charges ░░░░░░░░ him manslaughter accusing Baldwin ░░░░░░░░ shooting the gun and ░░░░░░░░ for loading it with ░░░░░░░░ rounds Now the third ░░░░░░░░ an assistant director who ░░░░░░░░ the gun to Baldwin ░░░░░░░░ already plead out to ░░░░░░░░ misdemeanor So if convicted ░░░░░░░░ simple negligence Baldwin and ░░░░░░░░ each face up to ░░░░░░░░ months in jail However ░░░░░░░░ they re found not ░░░░░░░░ negligent but also reckless ░░░░░░░░ jumps to 6 5 ░░░░░░░░ Baldwin has denied responsibility ░░░░░░░░ he cocked the revolver ░░░░░░░░ never pulled the trigger ░░░░░░░░ blamed Reed and others ░░░░░░░░ telling him the revolver ░░░░░░░░ safe when it wasn ░░░░░░░░ Now Reed claims she ░░░░░░░░ dummy rounds and has ░░░░░░░░ idea who inserted the ░░░░░░░░ bullets Prosecutors allege Baldwin ░░░░░░░░ producer and actor showed ░░░░░░░░ pattern of criminal disregard ░░░░░░░░ starts CARMACK ALTWIES Mr ░░░░░░░░ had a duty at ░░░░░░░░ base level to never ░░░░░░░░ a gun and point ░░░░░░░░ at a person while ░░░░░░░░ the trigger But he ░░░░░░░░ had a duty as ░░░░░░░░ actor and a producer ░░░░░░░░ that set to have ░░░░░░░░ bullets checked or to ░░░░░░░░ them himself to make ░░░░░░░░ that they weren t ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends LA JEUNESSE ░░░░░░░░ Baldwin claims that wasn ░░░░░░░░ his job The actors ░░░░░░░░ SAG AFTRA agrees with ░░░░░░░░ However others say blanks ░░░░░░░░ have been typically marked ░░░░░░░░ orange or yellow and ░░░░░░░░ the movie guns should ░░░░░░░░ incapable of firing a ░░░░░░░░ round So what happens ░░░░░░░░ Well charging documents will ░░░░░░░░ filed with the court ░░░░░░░░ defendant will get a ░░░░░░░░ in the next few ░░░░░░░░ and then they ll ░░░░░░░░ arraigned virtually The court ░░░░░░░░ then set a preliminary ░░░░░░░░ date usually within the ░░░░░░░░ 60 days where prosecutors ░░░░░░░░ the defense will present ░░░░░░░░ case Trace a judge ░░░░░░░░ determine if there is ░░░░░░░░ enough evidence to go ░░░░░░░░ trial And there will ░░░░░░░░ be not one but ░░░░░░░░ trials because it s ░░░░░░░░ Baldwin and Gutierrez Reed ░░░░░░░░ blame each other GALLAGHER ░░░░░░░░ Maybe there s a ░░░░░░░░ deal down the road ░░░░░░░░ some point in time ░░░░░░░░ thank you Let s ░░░░░░░░ in criminal defense attorney ░░░░░░░░ Geragos He has represented ░░░░░░░░ high profile clients including ░░░░░░░░ Brown Scott Peterson and ░░░░░░░░ Jackson Mr Geragos thank ░░░░░░░░ so much for coming ░░░░░░░░ I appreciate it The ░░░░░░░░ concept here is what ░░░░░░░░ prosecution is saying is ░░░░░░░░ Alec Baldwin had the ░░░░░░░░ to make sure as ░░░░░░░░ producer on that set ░░░░░░░░ these were not live ░░░░░░░░ That s going to ░░░░░░░░ awfully difficult to prove ░░░░░░░░ court Your thoughts GERAGOS ░░░░░░░░ I think it is ░░░░░░░░ what they re doing ░░░░░░░░ from the prosecutor s ░░░░░░░░ is they re boxing ░░░░░░░░ in If he was ░░░░░░░░ the actor he would ░░░░░░░░ just been able to ░░░░░░░░ of lay it all ░░░░░░░░ on the armorer or ░░░░░░░░ armorer s assistant point ░░░░░░░░ that direction They re ░░░░░░░░ to then by giving ░░░░░░░░ additional prosecutorial theory that ░░░░░░░░ was the producer and ░░░░░░░░ more responsibility it allows ░░░░░░░░ to get in all ░░░░░░░░ the basically what I ░░░░░░░░ call character assassination which ░░░░░░░░ they were cheap they ░░░░░░░░ cutting corners they didn ░░░░░░░░ get an experienced armorer ░░░░░░░░ they could save money ░░░░░░░░ of that in real ░░░░░░░░ people were leaving the ░░░░░░░░ because of the safety ░░░░░░░░ are the kinds of ░░░░░░░░ that the prosecutor wants ░░░░░░░░ get in that if ░░░░░░░░ was just an actor ░░░░░░░░ probably wouldn t have ░░░░░░░░ in GALLAGHER I should ░░░░░░░░ note breaking news here ░░░░░░░░ you should know we ░░░░░░░░ just learned that local ░░░░░░░░ in Santa Fe New ░░░░░░░░ say the charges against ░░░░░░░░ Baldwin have now officially ░░░░░░░░ filed On the flip ░░░░░░░░ of these Alec Baldwin ░░░░░░░░ contention is that he ░░░░░░░░ not pull the trigger ░░░░░░░░ with all the evidence ░░░░░░░░ ve seen that seems ░░░░░░░░ be a pretty weak ░░░░░░░░ GERAGOS Well I m ░░░░░░░░ that his lawyer wanted ░░░░░░░░ tackle him when he ░░░░░░░░ that George Stephanopoulos interview ░░░░░░░░ in real time most ░░░░░░░░ defense lawyers I know ░░░░░░░░ saying what the heck ░░░░░░░░ he doing The idea ░░░░░░░░ he says I didn ░░░░░░░░ pull the trigger all ░░░░░░░░ does is open it ░░░░░░░░ to do exactly what ░░░░░░░░ prosecutor did They went ░░░░░░░░ the FBI the FBI ░░░░░░░░ their tests and said ░░░░░░░░ ve got a report ░░░░░░░░ re going to have ░░░░░░░░ expert that says there ░░░░░░░░ no way that gun ░░░░░░░░ have gone off without ░░░░░░░░ the trigger The civil ░░░░░░░░ who sued him did ░░░░░░░░ same thing Got an ░░░░░░░░ who said the same ░░░░░░░░ He s put himself ░░░░░░░░ quite a box there ░░░░░░░░ What do you think ░░░░░░░░ we see two trials ░░░░░░░░ we see Alec Baldwin ░░░░░░░░ the armorer both go ░░░░░░░░ trial they testify against ░░░░░░░░ other or you think ░░░░░░░░ s a plea deal ░░░░░░░░ down the road GERAGOS ░░░░░░░░ there s actually three ░░░░░░░░ One is a judge ░░░░░░░░ no I could do ░░░░░░░░ juries I could have ░░░░░░░░ juries that hear the ░░░░░░░░ if both of these ░░░░░░░░ plan on testifying and ░░░░░░░░ their fingers at each ░░░░░░░░ I could have two ░░░░░░░░ Or I could sever ░░░░░░░░ case so you have ░░░░░░░░ you said two trials ░░░░░░░░ they get the armorer ░░░░░░░░ this is what I ░░░░░░░░ is most likely I ░░░░░░░░ they get the armorer ░░░░░░░░ role they give the ░░░░░░░░ a deal and then ░░░░░░░░ armorer testifies along with ░░░░░░░░ assistant armorer as to ░░░░░░░░ of the corner cutting ░░░░░░░░ cost cutting If I ░░░░░░░░ going to handicap it ░░░░░░░░ would say that s ░░░░░░░░ most likely GALLAGHER Yeah ░░░░░░░░ Mark Geragos thank you ░░░░░░░░ your time sir We ░░░░░░░░ it GERAGOS Welcome to ░░░░░░░░ A., thank you.”