Prosecutors reduced the charges against actor and producer Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a film set in New Mexico. Though the two are still charged with involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors dropped the firearm enhancement from the second charge, greatly lessening potential jail time.

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The amended charges were filed on Friday. Heather Brewer, a spokesperson for the district attorney, said in a statement on Monday that the reduction was made “to avoid further litigious distractions by Mr. Baldwin and his attorneys. … The prosecution’s priority is securing justice, not securing billable hours for big-city attorneys.”

Luke Nikas, an attorney for Baldwin, did not respond to The Washington Post’s request for comment. Earlier this month, Baldwin’s attorneys said in a court filing the prosecutors “committed an unconstitutional and elementary legal error” in charging the actor with the firearm enhancement, arguing it did not exist in its current form when the fatal shooting occurred.
The DA's public statement is ridiculous. Doesn't the DA realize that the judge reads the newspaper and knows that the DA is lying? They'd better fire the prosecutor and appoint someone competent before the trial.