Alec Baldwin Pleads Not Guilty In ‘Rust’ Shooting Case, Waives First Appearance

Alec Baldwin simply pled not responsible within the fateful “Rust” capturing that killed Halyna Hutchins.

The actor submitted his plea Thursday, a day earlier than he was presupposed to be arraigned. As for the situations of his launch — the courtroom ordered Baldwin not be allowed to drink, possess a gun or speak to potential witnesses UNLESS it is relating to the continuation of filming “Rust.”

He will now not want to seem at his listening to Friday.

As we reported, Baldwin’s been charged with involuntary manslaughter within the demise of Hutchins — the District Attorney initially tacked on a firearm enhancement to the cost, however that was dropped earlier this week after Baldwin identified the model of the enhancement statute prosecutors cited wasn’t efficient till 7 months after the capturing.

It might have main implications for Baldwin — the gun enhancement cost might’ve resulted in a compulsory 5-year jail sentence. Now that it is gone, he is solely taking a look at as much as 18 months behind bars if convicted … and will find yourself with simply probation.

The enhancement was additionally dropped in opposition to armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed.