A court in the United States sentenced a dummy who confused blank cartridges with live ones

In the USA, the sentence of the dummy Hanna Guterres-Reid, who worked on the set of the action movie “Rust” with Alec Baldwin in the main role, was announced. Due to her oversight, the pistol on the set was loaded not with blanks, but with live cartridges. A female cameraman was killed, another member of the film crew was injured. Guterres-Reid was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 18 months in prison.

The tragedy occurred on the set of a Hollywood western on October 21, 2021. According to the plot, the performer of the main role, Alec Baldwin, had to shoot from a pistol. He got a pistol from the prop, pointed it at the camera and fired. It turned out that the cartridges in the barrel were live ammunition. The bullet hit the cameraman Halyna Hutchins in the chest, the wound turned out to be fatal. Director Joel Souza was also injured and hospitalized. Filming was halted pending an investigation.

Hanna Guterres-Reed was responsible for the props, including the weapons used in the filming. The prosecution claimed that other live cartridges were found on the set, and that Guterres-Reid did not perform her official duties, did not check the safety of props, which led to the death of a person. The defense asked the court to impose a suspended sentence, arguing that the safety rules on the set were repeatedly violated by other members of the film crew, and the confluence of many circumstances led to the tragic incident.

Alec Baldwin is also charged with involuntary manslaughter. The court should consider his case in July this year.