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The prosecution has included several \u201cRust\u201d crew members on its list of potential witnesses, including Joel Souza, the movie\u2019s director, who was also shot and wounded in the incident; Mr. Halls, the first assistant director, who avoided prison time by taking a plea deal in the case; Mamie Mitchell and Serge Svetnoy, crew members who were in the room at the time of the shooting; and Sarah Zachry, the movie\u2019s prop master, who entered into a cooperation agreement with the prosecution. They will also likely call the original investigators on the case from the sheriff\u2019s office and Mr. Kenney, the weapons supplier.<\/p>\n
The defense has also listed, among others, Gabrielle Pickle, the film\u2019s line producer, who communicated with Ms. Gutierrez-Reed about weapons training; Nicole Montoya, who worked with her on props; and Thell Reed, the well-known Hollywood armorer whom Ms. Gutierrez-Reed has called her father and mentor.<\/p>\n
The prosecution has recently taken issue with Ms. Gutierrez-Reed using Mr. Reed\u2019s last name in court, pointing out in a filing that he is her stepfather and that she started using his last name about three years ago when she was seeking to \u201cgain recognition\u201d in the film industry. Mr. Bowles said the prosecution had no right to dictate what the defendant calls herself, and that she considered Mr. Reed a father because he had raised her since she was young.<\/p>\n
It is unclear whether Ms. Gutierrez-Reed will take the stand herself.<\/p>\n
Mr. Baldwin is not expected to take the stand. He is facing his own charge of involuntary manslaughter \u2014 to which he has pleaded not guilty \u2014 and has the right not to answer questions that could incriminate him.<\/p>\n
There have been numerous twists and turns in the prosecution of Ms. Gutierrez-Reed and Mr. Baldwin. When they were initially charged by a special prosecutor in 2023, their defense teams noted that they were being improperly charged under a law<\/a> that took effect after the shooting. The original prosecution team conceded the mistake, reducing the potential prison time the defendants faced for that charge to 18 months from six and a half years.<\/p>\n Mr. Baldwin\u2019s legal team then challenged the special prosecutor\u2019s ability to serve both as a prosecutor and a state legislator at the same time, leading a new prosecution team to take over<\/a>. The new special prosecutors, Ms. Morrissey and Mr. Lewis, dismissed the case<\/a> against Mr. Baldwin pending a further review of the evidence and then brought it back last month. But the case against Ms. Gutierrez-Reed has only grown since they took over. In addition to the evidence tampering charge, the prosecutors charged Ms. Gutierrez-Reed with unlawful carrying of a firearm in a liquor establishment in a separate case.<\/p>\n Last year, much of the original cast and crew of \u201cRust\u201d reconvened in Montana<\/a> to finish the movie\u2019s filming in what the production described as a tribute to Ms. Hutchins, with her husband as an executive producer. No release date has been announced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nHas the movie been finished?<\/h2>\n