US EditionMovie Armorer Completes Prison Sentence in Fatal 'Rust' Set Shooting
- Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, armorer for the movie Rust, was released on parole from a New Mexico prison on May 23, 2025, returning to Arizona under supervision.
- She was granted parole after serving part of an 18-month sentence handed down following her March 2024 jury conviction for causing the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in a shooting incident on the Santa Fe set of the film "Rust" in 2021.
- Gutierrez-Reed also pleaded guilty to unlawfully carrying a firearm into a Santa Fe bar, and her parole includes mental health evaluations and a firearms possession ban.
- Prosecutors blamed her for bringing live ammunition to the Rust set and failing to follow gun safety, while jurors acquitted her of tampering with evidence; Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter charges were dismissed.
- Gutierrez-Reed’s release on parole indicates ongoing supervision, as her appeal remains pending and legal consequences continue following the shooting tragedy.
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‘Rust’ Armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed Released on Parole After 14 Months
Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the film armorer convicted of manslaughter in the “Rust” shooting, was released on parole Friday after serving 14 months in prison. Gutierrez Reed, 28, served her sentence at the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility. She was released Friday morning and ordered to go to Bullhead City, Ariz., where she lives. Her attorney, Jason Bowles, declined to comment on the release out of respect for her privacy. Gutierrez Reed…
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‘Rust’ armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed released from prison early
“Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has been released from prison after spending more than a year behind bars for the on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Gutierrez-Reed was freed Friday morning, having served about 13 months of her 18-month prison sentence. Sources told TMZ her early release was due to good behavior, specifically her completion of a drug program while behind bars. Hutchins was participating in a rehearsal for a …
Armorer in Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ shooting tragedy released from prison
SANTA FE, N.M. — A movie armorer convicted in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western movie “Rust” was released from a New Mexico prison on Friday after completing an 18-month sentence.
'Rust' Armorer Released From Prison After Manslaughter Conviction
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who worked as the armorer on Rust and was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, has been released from prison. Gutierrez-Reed, 27, was released on Friday, May 23, a spokesperson for the New Mexico Corrections Department confirmed to NBC News. She was released in Arizona to a region near the Nevada and California borders with dual supervision under probation and parole authorities. According to the police rep, Gutierrez-Re…
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