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Speaker 1: Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. Page one, Statement of probable

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Speaker 1: First Judicial District Court, State of New Mexico, Plaintiff versus

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Speaker 1: Hannah gautierres read defended statement of probable cause background synopsis.

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Speaker 1: On October twenty first, twenty twenty one, in the County

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Speaker 1: of Santa Fe, State of New Mexico, a shooting involving

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Speaker 1: a handgun revolver firearm occurred that resulted in the death

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Speaker 1: of Helena Hutchins and the serious injury of Joelsuza. The

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Speaker 1: shooting involved a forty five caliber revolver and occurred on

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Speaker 1: a western movie set located in rural Santa Fe County,

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Speaker 1: referred to and known as Bonanza Creek Ranch, fifteen County Road,

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Speaker 1: forty five, Santa Fe, New Mexico, eight seventy five zero

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Speaker 1: eight five forty five Bonanza Creek Ranch Road on this

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Speaker 1: a film at the time named referred to as Rust.

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Speaker 1: Through interview statements and evidence, it was learned that defendant

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Speaker 1: Hannah Gautierra's read here and after Gautierra's read was the

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Speaker 1: lead and only armorer hired four and present during production.

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Speaker 1: Through these same statements, interviews, and evidence, it was determined

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Speaker 1: that actor Alec Baldwin here and after Baldwin was seated

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Speaker 1: in what is referred to and appears to be a

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Speaker 1: church on this movie set, Baldwin was in possession of

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Speaker 1: a forty five long Colt caliber revolver type firearm, one

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Speaker 1: in or on Western genre type movies and or sets.

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Speaker 1: The firearm is a single action revolver handgun which requires

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Speaker 1: Gautierra's read, in performing her armoring duties, loaded the weapon

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Speaker 1: prior to the lunch break. After some time in rehearsal,

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Speaker 1: the crew broke for lunch. Gautierre's Reid took possession of

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Speaker 1: in the prop truck. Reid did not follow safety protocol

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Speaker 1: requiring the unloading and proper storage of quote dummies unquote

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Speaker 1: prior to securing the revolver. After lunch, she retrieved the

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Speaker 1: upon removing the weapon from storage and provided it on

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Speaker 1: set to the first assistant director, David Halls. Hereinafter Halls

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Speaker 1: for the third time not properly or to industry standards

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Speaker 1: and safe practices, clear and show safe. The weapon and

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Speaker 1: rounds in front of Baldwin standing were victims Helena Hutchins

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Speaker 1: and Joel Susa. Hutchins and Susa were viewing and moving

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Speaker 1: a camera in rehearsal for a scene filming to occur

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Speaker 1: at a later date undetermined date and or time. Through

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Speaker 1: these same statements, interviews and physical page two evidence, it

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Speaker 1: was learned that Helena Hutchins was the director of photography

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Speaker 1: for the film and Joel Susa was the director writer

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Speaker 1: for the film. Information and evidence obtained showed that Baldwin

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Speaker 1: was Helena Hutchins and Joel Susa, and a camera operator

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Speaker 1: Not present among all the ancillary crew was read in

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Speaker 1: all film sets when firearms are being used. Baldwin was

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Speaker 1: and instruction from Helena Hutchins and Joel Susa. This setup

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Speaker 1: or replica gun should be used, as no firing of

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Speaker 1: Sheriff's Office personnel. This further resulted in a case number

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Speaker 1: CAD Incident number being generated two zero to one DASH

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Speaker 1: Sheriff's Office investigated this shooting under this case number as

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Speaker 1: a quote unquote death investigation. The responsive emergency personnel resulted

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Speaker 1: type and kind found in quote live unquote ammunition. This

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Speaker 1: New Mexico listed Helena Hutchins cause of death preliminarily as

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Speaker 1: autopsy on October twenty second, twenty twenty one. Crime Stories

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Speaker 1: with Nancy Grace, page three. The following additional information and

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Speaker 1: the enumerated crimes having been committed by Gautier's read firearm

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Speaker 1: the production were obtained from a supply company in Albuquerque.

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Speaker 1: PDQ Arms and Prop LLC detectives investigated these facts, including

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Speaker 1: Gautier's read allowed the reckless practice of allowing Halls to

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Speaker 1: the armorer gutierres read for rehearsal practice purposes. Gautier's read

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Speaker 1: Halls took possession of the firearm from Gutierre's reid. Gutierres

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Speaker 1: Hey seven. Regardless, Read headed duty to show whomever she

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Speaker 1: contrary to standard safety protocols that contained leather gear rigs

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Speaker 1: fire watch in place at the cart. The unsecured cart

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Speaker 1: should have made sure all ammunition was always secured upon

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Speaker 1: Read retrieve Baldwin's revolver, but didn't empty the weapon and

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Speaker 1: perform a safety check. Additionally, Gutiers Read again is asked

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Speaker 1: after lunch safety check of the firearm between Gutiers Read

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Speaker 1: occur Gautiers Read Again departed the church. This after lunch

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Speaker 1: This is a reckless violation of common safety practices for armorers,

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Speaker 1: this recklessness. This created a disorganized, chaotic environment which Read

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Speaker 1: and common firearms safety procedures on movie sets require the armorer,

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Speaker 1: this instance, it would have required completely emptying the firearm

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Speaker 1: safety violations directly resulting in Hudson's death. Evidence exists to

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Speaker 1: clearly show that on October twenty first, twenty twenty one,

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Speaker 1: Helena Hutchins was killed when Baldwin fired a firearm pointed

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Speaker 1: statements clearly indicate that Gautier's Read loaded the firearm, provided

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Speaker 1: future occurrences of recklessness, correct reckless in his behavior, correct

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Speaker 1: not voicing her concerns to management of her double duties

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Speaker 1: the death of Hutchins. Probable cause exists that gautierres Read

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Speaker 1: committed involuntary manslaughter contrary too and defined in Nmssay thirty

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Speaker 1: Dash two Dash three quote manslaughter unquote in the commission

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Speaker 1: unlawful manner or without due caution and circumspection, or during

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Speaker 1: the unlawful act, not amounting to a felony to wit

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Speaker 1: First Judicial District Attorney's Office three two seven stand of

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Speaker 1: All Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico, eight seven five zero

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