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Day two of the involuntary manslaughter trial of actor Alec Baldwin in Santa Fe County, New Mexico had the actor walk out of the courtroom after the prosecution accused him lying about not pulling the trigger.
We also heard how live rounds were discovered mixed with dummy bullets in various locations, including a prop cart, a munition box, and gun holsters for two actors. How those live rounds got on set was never discovered, but some have theorized that there had been target practice with live rounds on the set.
Baldwin’s defense cross-examined the crime scene technician, Marissa Poppell, about the damage caused by forensic analysis of the gun. Although the firearm was broken during testing by the FBI, it could likely be fixed with replacement parts but not restored to its original condition when the tragic incident occurred.
For day three of the trial the lead detective Cpl. Alexandria Hancock to be back on the stand. Handcock didn't become the chief investigator until two weeks after the October 2021 shooting, but she conducted the first interviews of Baldwin, “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and assistant director David Halls.
Reed's attorney said they have been informed prosecutors will try to call her to testify however, it is expected that Reed will assert her Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination if she is called because she has an appeal of her conviction pending.
If convicted Baldwin could face up to a year and a half in prison for a charge of involuntary manslaughter for his role in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
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