‘Rust’ Armorer Who Loaded Alec Baldwin’s Gun Begins Trial
Prosecutors say she was “unprofessional and sloppy.” Her defense lawyer claims she’s a “scapegoat” who was “the least powerful person on that set.”
These dueling portrayals of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed took center stage on Thursday during opening statements in the young armorer’s involuntary manslaughter trial in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Gutierrez-Reed, 26, has pleaded not guilty to charges she negligently loaded a live bullet into the .45-caliber Colt revolver that actor Alec Baldwin accidentally fired on the set of the…