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HEAR IT: Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed charging documents in death of Halyna Hutchins · Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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  Speaker 1: Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. Page one, Statement of probable
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  Speaker 1: cause redacted, State of New Mexico, County of Santa Fe,
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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: date being filmed and or rehearsed at this location was
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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: of a type and kind often used and were seen
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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: the cocking of the external hammer to rotate the cylinder
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  Speaker 1: and then pressing of the trigger to fire the weapon.
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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: the fire arm and secured it in the safe located
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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: weapon and did not perform an industry standard safety check
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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 seated in a pew facing in a northerly direction
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  Speaker 1: towards the front of the church. In front of him
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  Speaker 1: was Helena Hutchins and Joel Susa, and a camera operator
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  Speaker 1: along with other crew ie, sound, script, costume, et cetera.
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  Speaker 1: Not present among all the ancillary crew was read in
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  Speaker 1: direct violation of established safety policy and procedure utilized on
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  Speaker 1: all film sets when firearms are being used. Baldwin was
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  Speaker 1: wearing a shoulder holster which was securing holding a forty
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  Speaker 1: five long Colt caliber six shot revolver. Baldwin was practicing
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  Speaker 1: drawing and pointing the weapon for the scene with guidance
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  Speaker 1: and instruction from Helena Hutchins and Joel Susa. This setup
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  Speaker 1: was to be a close up on Baldwin in the
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  Speaker 1: firearm as he drew the weapon and pointed it. Helena
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  Speaker 1: Hutchins and Joel Susa reviewing the scene on a monitor
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  Speaker 1: attached to the camera. Baldwin drew the revolver from the holster,
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  Speaker 1: pointed it at Helena Hutchins, and fired the weapon. When
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  Speaker 1: reviewing the script and witness interviews for this scene and
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  Speaker 1: close up shot, evidence indicates the scene did not require
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  Speaker 1: the weapon to be fired with blank rounds. Only dummy
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  Speaker 1: rounds rounds that are inert but cosmetically appeared to be real,
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  Speaker 1: were to be used. It was also determined by consultation
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  Speaker 1: with expert armorers that in a rehearsal, a plastic gun
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  Speaker 1: or replica gun should be used, as no firing of
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  Speaker 1: blanks is required. At approximately one forty eight PM, the
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  Speaker 1: shooting was reported to Santa Fe County Regional Emergency Communications
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  Speaker 1: Center r ECC VIA nine one one. This resulted in
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  Speaker 1: the response of fire, emergency, medical and Santa Fe County
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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: zero zero seven nine four nine. The Santa Fe County
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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: in joelsus of being transported by ambulance to Saint Vincent
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  Speaker 1: Regional Medical Center located at four fifty five Saint Michael's
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  Speaker 1: Drive within the city limits of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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  Speaker 1: Helena Hutchins was transported from the scene by air ambulance
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  Speaker 1: helicopter to the Level one Trauma Center at the University
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  Speaker 1: of New Mexico Hospital located in Bernolio County, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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  Speaker 1: Helena Hutchins was pronounced deceased out approximately three thirty seven
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  Speaker 1: PM by attending medical personnel. Joelsusa was treated and released,
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  Speaker 1: but not before a projectile was removed from his back.
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  Speaker 1: The projectile appeared to be a lad projectile of the
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  Speaker 1: type and kind found in quote live unquote ammunition. This
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  Speaker 1: item was secured and turned over to the Santa Fe
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  Speaker 1: County Sheriff's Department. Evidence and analysis showed that the recovered
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  Speaker 1: projectile had first strung and then passed entirely through Helena Hutchins,
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  Speaker 1: New Mexico Office of Medical Investigator reports finding and then
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  Speaker 1: struck Joel Susa. The projectile penetrated through the front of
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  Speaker 1: Joelsusa's right shoulder and became lodged under the skin on
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  Speaker 1: his back. The Office of the Medical Examiner State of
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  Speaker 1: New Mexico listed Helena Hutchins cause of death preliminarily as
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  Speaker 1: quote gunshot wound of the chest unquote after conducting an
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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: evidence is provided in further support of probable cause of
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  Speaker 1: the enumerated crimes having been committed by Gautier's read firearm
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  Speaker 1: ammunition and Gautier's read in her role as armorer. Industry
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  Speaker 1: standards best practices, common practices, historical practices, policies and or procedures,
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  Speaker 1: and union guided policies and or procedures require and or
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  Speaker 1: mandate certain members of a filming crew have assumed, or
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  Speaker 1: are assigned certain obligations and responsibilities. Industry experts and or
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  Speaker 1: armorers were consulted for information and evidence in this realm.
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  Speaker 1: Gutiers Read was the designated and hired armorer for this production.
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  Speaker 1: As such, all safety and training considerations involving firearms were
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  Speaker 1: the responsibility of Gautierra's Read to make available and present
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  Speaker 1: to production all onset protocols when firearms are present, where
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  Speaker 1: the responsibility of Gautierra's Read to manage be present and enforce.
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  Speaker 1: Industry standards require that movie set armorers be responsible for
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  Speaker 1: all firearms safety and training, handling, discharging, loading, unloading, best practices,
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  Speaker 1: and best safety practices as set forth in safety material
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  Speaker 1: and industry established protocol. Based on her position, Gautier's Read,
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  Speaker 1: through acts and or omissions, contributed to or failed to
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  Speaker 1: mitigate or address multiple significant safety violations, safety issues, protocol violations,
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  Speaker 1: and or concerns that resulted in multiple noted instances of
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  Speaker 1: recklessness leading up to, contributing to, and causing the fatal shooting.
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  Speaker 1: Statements and evidence show Baldwin was not present for required
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  Speaker 1: firearms training Prior to the commencement of filming. Statements, depositions
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  Speaker 1: from OSHA, and evidence show Baldwin was provided only minimal
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  Speaker 1: training on firearms. Read knew Baldwin required more training. In
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  Speaker 1: interviews and depositions from OSHA, Read stated she felt this
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  Speaker 1: training was very important for Baldwin in his character in Rust.
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  Speaker 1: During what was supposed to be an over one hour training,
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  Speaker 1: Baldwin was distracted and consistently talking on his cell phone
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  Speaker 1: to his family. The actual training session only consisted of
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  Speaker 1: approximately thirty minutes due to Baldwin's distractions. This was the
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  Speaker 1: primary responsibility of Gautierre's Read, wherein she failed to meet
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  Speaker 1: industry standards and common safety practices in conducting the proper
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  Speaker 1: training with the lead actor. Reid stated in her deposition
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  Speaker 1: this training was essential and could have prevented the fatal shooting.
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  Speaker 1: Photo and video evidence from inside the church on the
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  Speaker 1: day of the shooting have been obtained from an individual
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  Speaker 1: that was inside the church during the rehearsal and moments
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  Speaker 1: before the shooting. The photos and videos depict the above
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  Speaker 1: described actions of Baldwin prior to the shooting, practicing, drawing
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  Speaker 1: and pointing the weapon. The photos and videos clearly show
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  Speaker 1: Baldwin multiple times with his finger inside of the trigger
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  Speaker 1: guard and on the trigger, while manipulating the hammer, and
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  Speaker 1: while drawing, pointing, and holstering the revolver. Gautierra's Read was
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  Speaker 1: reckless and her responsibility to insure SAT safety with the firearm.
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  Speaker 1: She failed to correct Baldwin from committing the dangerous and
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  Speaker 1: reckless safety violations by pointing the weapon at towards people
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  Speaker 1: and by having his finger on the trigger. Evidence shows
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  Speaker 1: that Gautierra's Read did not stay on the set with
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  Speaker 1: the firearm, as required by common practice, safety protocols and
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  Speaker 1: industry standards. Additionally, Read allowed first Assistant Director David Halls
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  Speaker 1: hereinafter Hall's to take possession of the firearm unsupervised, in
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  Speaker 1: direct violation of safety standards and procedures. Her absence from
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  Speaker 1: the set allowed the reckless page four behavior to happen
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  Speaker 1: and continue, resulting in the fatal shooting. Reid also did
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  Speaker 1: not follow protocol in safety procedures by unloading the firearm
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  Speaker 1: in front of Halls or Baldwin. Read was required to
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  Speaker 1: show each of them every bullet to prove they were dummy.
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  Speaker 1: Read failed to do this and should have demanded as
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  Speaker 1: armorer it be done. The revolver involved in the shooting
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  Speaker 1: was seized by detectives as evidence. It was later submitted
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  Speaker 1: to the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Crime Lab for
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  Speaker 1: examination and analysis. As part of that examination analysis, the
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  Speaker 1: FBI conducted a function malfunction check of the revolver. This
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  Speaker 1: involved trying to get the weapon to fire without the
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  Speaker 1: trigger being depressed IE striking it on six separate planes
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  Speaker 1: with considerable force and onto the hammer with a solid
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  Speaker 1: object multiple times. The revolver did not malfunction IE fire
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  Speaker 1: when it should not accidentally. This analysis clearly showed that
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  Speaker 1: the weapon could not accidentally fire. In order for the
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  Speaker 1: weapon to fire, the trigger had to have been depressed.
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  Speaker 1: The FBI additionally analyzed various types and kinds of ammunition
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  Speaker 1: seized from the scene, including the prop truck. This included
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  Speaker 1: dummy rounds and suspected live ammunition. A total of five
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  Speaker 1: suspected live rounds one spent casing of a live round
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  Speaker 1: that was discharged causing the shooting, were seized by investigators.
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  Speaker 1: The five unspent rounds were determined to be actual live
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  Speaker 1: ammunition by analysis at the FBI Laboratory. Industry standards, practices, requirements,
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  Speaker 1: and common firearms safety protocols and procedures indicate that the
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  Speaker 1: most egregious incidents of a reckless violation of safety and
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  Speaker 1: armorer duties is to allow live ammunition on or even
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  Speaker 1: near a film set where firearms are being used. Gautier's
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  Speaker 1: Read was responsible for this safety item and recklessly failed
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  Speaker 1: to ensure safety by allowing live ammunition on the set.
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  Speaker 1: The live rounds found at the scene were found on
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  Speaker 1: the armorer's cart and within quote looploader une ammunition holder
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  Speaker 1: that were on the cart and were used by Baldwin.
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  Speaker 1: Read should have caught this live ammunition on set, but
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  Speaker 1: put everyone on the rust set in danger by failing
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  Speaker 1: to do her job. Evidence and statements indicate that, aside
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  Speaker 1: from what gautierres Reid may have brought to the set
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  Speaker 1: with her, all weapons and ammunition blank dummy for for
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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: service of a search warrant at the place of business
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  Speaker 1: of PDQ Arms and Prop in Albuquerque. Several suspected live
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  Speaker 1: rounds of forty five long cult caliber cartridges were seized
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  Speaker 1: as a result, some supplied by the company owner to
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  Speaker 1: investigators and some found at the place of the business.
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  Speaker 1: These rounds were submitted to the FBI for comparison with
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  Speaker 1: the suspected live rounds founded the shooting scene. The explosives
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  Speaker 1: chemistry examination of the rounds showed that the smokeless powder
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  Speaker 1: and the live rounds found at the scene did not
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  Speaker 1: match the live rounds seized from the prop's arm supplier
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  Speaker 1: in question. This means the live rounds on rust did
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  Speaker 1: not match the rounds explosive chemistry makeup taken from PDQ
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  Speaker 1: Arms and PROP. Evidence shows Baldwin failed to appear for
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  Speaker 1: mandatory firearms training and firearms safety training prior to filming.
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  Speaker 1: Evidence also shows Baldwin requested and was afforded a training
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  Speaker 1: session on set and that the training was thirty minutes
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  Speaker 1: in length. The limited time of training does page five
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  Speaker 1: not comport to industry standards, safety standards and safety protocols.
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  Speaker 1: Gutierra is read was responsible for all firearms safety and training,
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  Speaker 1: and she allowed the substandard and reckless practice to occur,
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  Speaker 1: failing to demand or escalate to others what she herself
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  Speaker 1: admitted was inadequate. Evidence shows that the production company hired
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  Speaker 1: Hannah Gutierra's Read as the lead armorer for the produc action.
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  Speaker 1: Evidence shows that she possessed no certification or certifiable training
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  Speaker 1: or union card for this practice, and that she admitted
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  Speaker 1: she was the armorer for only one film prior to
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  Speaker 1: this production in April of twenty twenty one. Approximately. Gutier's
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  Speaker 1: Read failed to demand the required safety in training protocols
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  Speaker 1: or assistance, resulting in a climate of recklessness and ultimately
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  Speaker 1: the fatal shooting. Her lack of experience or training was
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  Speaker 1: inadequate for a production utilizing the number of firearms as
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  Speaker 1: rust Reid had a duty and omitted that duty when
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  Speaker 1: she took an armorer position she was not qualified to accept.
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  Speaker 1: Gutier's Read was hired and assigned by production to be
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  Speaker 1: a prop's assistant initially then assistant propmaster in addition to
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  Speaker 1: her armorer duties. Evidence shows that this resulted in Gautier's
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  Speaker 1: Read not focusing her entire attention to her primary and
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  Speaker 1: most important responsibility as armorer. Industry standards, practices, policies, and
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  Speaker 1: protocol considered this a reckless and unsafe practice on any
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  Speaker 1: production following proper common sense established safety expectations. Gautier's read
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  Speaker 1: failed to address this unsafe situation in any manner consistent
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  Speaker 1: with standards and or protocols. An experienced armorer, after consulting
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  Speaker 1: with expert armorers, should have refused to do both jobs
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  Speaker 1: so safety would be her primary responsibility. With firearms, Evidence
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  Speaker 1: shows that Sarah Zachary was hired as the prop master
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  Speaker 1: for the production. It also shows that she was assigned
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  Speaker 1: to assist Gautierra's read with her armorer duties. Evidence and
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  Speaker 1: statements show that Sarah Zachary possessed little to no experience
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  Speaker 1: with firearms, firearms, safety, armorer duties and responsibilities, et cetera.
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  Speaker 1: It also shows that Sarah Zachary was assigned to allowed
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  Speaker 1: to load and unload ammunition and firearms, handle firearms, and
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  Speaker 1: act as an armorer, went on set with actors doubles
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  Speaker 1: taking possession of the firearms. Evidence shows this was done
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  Speaker 1: multiple times and without Gautier's read being on the set
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  Speaker 1: as well or supervising Zachary. Evidence shows this was done
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  Speaker 1: multiple times and without Gautier's read being on the set
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  Speaker 1: as well or supervising Zachary. Evidence shows that Gautier's read
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  Speaker 1: did not act to address this reckless process procedure that
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  Speaker 1: is contrary to industry standards and safety protocols, and in
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  Speaker 1: fact knowingly allowed it. This is direct violation of commonly
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  Speaker 1: understood firearms safety protocols. Prior to the shooting incident, Sarah
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  Speaker 1: Zachary had a negligent discharge while handling a revolver intended
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  Speaker 1: to be used by an actor in the filming. This
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  Speaker 1: weapon was different from Baldwin's weapon but similar mechanical function
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  Speaker 1: and appearance, and was intended for use by the quote
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  Speaker 1: Marshal's une Stabens showed that Sarah Zachary was holding and
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  Speaker 1: manipulating the weapon while walking, and she discharged a blank
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  Speaker 1: cartridge into the ground next to her foot. Industry anders
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  Speaker 1: practices and protocol consider negligent discharges reckless in nature and
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  Speaker 1: that they require immediate action and or swift mediation, remedial training, demotion,
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  Speaker 1: removal from set, termination, etc. Evidence shows Gautier is read
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  Speaker 1: failed to act to address this reckless situation. Gutier is
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  Speaker 1: Read additionally failed to address and or mitigate another negligent
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  Speaker 1: page six discharge on the set, contrary to common safety protocols, procedures,
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  Speaker 1: and industry standards. This too, contributed to the reckless climate
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  Speaker 1: documented on this set production. On another separate occasion, Read
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  Speaker 1: loaded blanks into a lever action rifle and allowed a
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  Speaker 1: stunt performer to take possession unsupervised indirect violation of some
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  Speaker 1: of the most stringent safety protocols in film. The stunt
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  Speaker 1: performer returned to the quote holding tent unquote where he
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  Speaker 1: allowed an indee negligent discharge to occur. Read, in this
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  Speaker 1: instance alone viole a multiple safety protocol contributing to and
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  Speaker 1: resulting in a serious safety issue. Through evidence and interviews,
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  Speaker 1: these significant safety violations were deemed reckless and negligent by
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  Speaker 1: the investigation, as there was no indications or evidence that
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  Speaker 1: the firearms in question malfunctioned at any time. Rather, there
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  Speaker 1: is evidence the weapon fired because of mishandling misused by
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  Speaker 1: those handling the firearm ie pressing the trigger when it
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  Speaker 1: should not be. As armorer Gautier is Read was ultimately
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  Speaker 1: responsible for correcting or mitigating these and any safety violations
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  Speaker 1: from cast and crew in this circumstance, it is common
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  Speaker 1: practice and expected for any actor handling or firing a
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  Speaker 1: weapon to check for safety. The armorer's role is to
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  Speaker 1: provide that proper safe handling and management in order for
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  Speaker 1: them to do so. Read not only failed in this regard,
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  Speaker 1: but was not even present. This ultimately was exagger rated
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  Speaker 1: by the weapon being used by Baldwin in an unsafe
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  Speaker 1: manner in close proximity to cast and crew, ultimately pointing
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  Speaker 1: the weapon in violation of the most cross industry established
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  Speaker 1: safety rule at Helena, and firing all these actions knowingly
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  Speaker 1: without an armorer present, against industry safety standards, practice, and
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  Speaker 1: union regulations. Evidence and statements also show that Halls, by
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  Speaker 1: virtue of his position, is the first point of contact
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  Speaker 1: for an armorer when they bring a firearm on set,
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  Speaker 1: and is the first person required to conduct a safety
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  Speaker 1: check with the armorer and weapon. Halls is further required
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  Speaker 1: to announce to crew when a firearm is on set
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  Speaker 1: and whether it is cold or if the weapon will
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  Speaker 1: be fired in the scene ie announce fire in the
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  Speaker 1: hole or other common phrase to put the crew on
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  Speaker 1: notice for shooting, loud noise, hearing protection, etc. Halls, additionally,
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  Speaker 1: by virtue of his position and industry standards and practices,
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  Speaker 1: is prohibited and or strictly discouraged from handling any of
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  Speaker 1: the firearms on set. As such, industry standards, policies and
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  Speaker 1: practices call for the armorer to be on set and
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  Speaker 1: to stay on set anytime a firearm is on set.
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  Speaker 1: Gautier's read allowed the reckless practice of allowing Halls to
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  Speaker 1: handle the weapon on the day of the fatal shooting
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  Speaker 1: prior to lunch. Statements and evidence show that Halls requested
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  Speaker 1: Baldwin's firearm be prepped and brought to the set by
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  Speaker 1: the armorer gutierres read for rehearsal practice purposes. Gautier's read
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  Speaker 1: states that she loaded the firearm with dummy rounds, performed
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  Speaker 1: a safety check with Halls and the firearm, and then
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  Speaker 1: Halls took possession of the firearm from Gutierre's reid. Gutierres
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  Speaker 1: read departed the church. Gutiers read leaving the set and
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  Speaker 1: Halls handling the firearm or considered very reckless actions according
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  Speaker 1: to industry standards, expectations, and common firearms safety protocols and considerations. However,
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  Speaker 1: there are contradictory statements that Read brought an empty gun
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  Speaker 1: to Halls and then at some point loaded it with
• 22:13
  Speaker 1: dummies while in the church, then shows hauls the gun
• 22:17
  Speaker 1: again only opening it and not taking out the bullets.
• 22:21
  Speaker 1: Read then leaves the set time stories with Nancy grace
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  Speaker 1: Hey seven. Regardless, Read headed duty to show whomever she
• 22:43
  Speaker 1: handed the gun to, whether Halls or Baldwin, a safe
• 22:47
  Speaker 1: gun by taking out each bullet and showing them each
• 22:50
  Speaker 1: one was a dummy, Yet she failed to do this
• 22:53
  Speaker 1: and did not assert herself when it didn't happen. Read
• 22:57
  Speaker 1: also had a duty to stay with the weapon for
• 23:00
  Speaker 1: their Evidence and statements show that when the crew broke
• 23:02
  Speaker 1: for lunch, firearms including Baldwins, were secured in the prop
• 23:06
  Speaker 1: truck's safe. Outside of the church was a cart used
• 23:09
  Speaker 1: by the armorer Gautier is Read and the prop master,
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  Speaker 1: contrary to standard safety protocols that contained leather gear rigs
• 23:16
  Speaker 1: like holsters and belts, and ammunition. Evidence clearly indicates this
• 23:21
  Speaker 1: cart and associated items were not secured during the break
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  Speaker 1: and was not in visual range of Gautier is Read
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  Speaker 1: or Sarah Zachary for safety and security, nor was a
• 23:30
  Speaker 1: fire watch in place at the cart. The unsecured cart
• 23:34
  Speaker 1: with equipment, ammunition, and firearms is considered reckless by industry
• 23:38
  Speaker 1: standards and by common firearms safety standards and protocol, Read
• 23:42
  Speaker 1: should have made sure all ammunition was always secured upon
• 23:47
  Speaker 1: returning from lunch. Evidence and statements show that Gautier is
• 23:50
  Speaker 1: Read retrieve Baldwin's revolver, but didn't empty the weapon and
• 23:54
  Speaker 1: perform a safety check. Additionally, Gutiers Read again is asked
• 23:58
  Speaker 1: and complied with Haul by handling him the firearm once
• 24:02
  Speaker 1: inside the church. Evidence and statements also indicate that an
• 24:06
  Speaker 1: after lunch safety check of the firearm between Gutiers Read
• 24:10
  Speaker 1: and Halls, or between Gutiers Read and Baldwin did not
• 24:13
  Speaker 1: occur Gautiers Read Again departed the church. This after lunch
• 24:18
  Speaker 1: sequence of events is documented to have no less than
• 24:21
  Speaker 1: four reckless violations of industry standards, safety protocol best practices
• 24:25
  Speaker 1: and common firearm safety protocols and a very short compressed
• 24:29
  Speaker 1: period of time by Read, Halls, and Baldwin on the
• 24:33
  Speaker 1: day of the shooting alone, evidence shows that many acts
• 24:36
  Speaker 1: or omissions of recklessness occurred in the short time prior
• 24:40
  Speaker 1: to lunch and the time of the shooting, and this
• 24:42
  Speaker 1: does not account for the reckless handling of the firearm
• 24:45
  Speaker 1: by Baldwin. Gutiers Read contributed and or failed to mitigate
• 24:49
  Speaker 1: numerous reckless and dangerous actions in the course of a
• 24:52
  Speaker 1: very short time period. Evidence and statements indicate that locations, departments, props,
• 24:57
  Speaker 1: and the armorer were sharing a vehicle and its associated
• 25:01
  Speaker 1: storage space. It further indicates that while firearms may have
• 25:05
  Speaker 1: indeed been controlled, ammunition and associated boxes were not securely stored.
• 25:10
  Speaker 1: This is a reckless violation of common safety practices for armorers,
• 25:14
  Speaker 1: of which Gautier is Read failed to act to address
• 25:17
  Speaker 1: this recklessness. This created a disorganized, chaotic environment which Read
• 25:21
  Speaker 1: did not address and contributed to, resulting in further violations
• 25:25
  Speaker 1: of common safety practices and standards. Finally, industry standards protocols
• 25:30
  Speaker 1: and common firearms safety procedures on movie sets require the armorer,
• 25:35
  Speaker 1: after conducting a safety check with the first assistant director,
• 25:39
  Speaker 1: to conduct a second safety check with the actor to
• 25:42
  Speaker 1: be handling the firearm and others on the set. In
• 25:45
  Speaker 1: this instance, it would have required completely emptying the firearm
• 25:49
  Speaker 1: shaking each round to ensure it is a dummy round.
• 25:53
  Speaker 1: This safety check is then conducted with the actor as well.
• 25:57
  Speaker 1: This reckless violation of standards and firearms safety occurred two
• 26:01
  Speaker 1: times leading up to the shooting, and page eight Gautier's
• 26:06
  Speaker 1: read failed to act to mitigate or correct the reckless
• 26:09
  Speaker 1: safety violations directly resulting in Hudson's death. Evidence exists to
• 26:16
  Speaker 1: clearly show that on October twenty first, twenty twenty one,
• 26:20
  Speaker 1: Helena Hutchins was killed when Baldwin fired a firearm pointed
• 26:24
  Speaker 1: at her. The evidence and statements documented in this affidavit
• 26:28
  Speaker 1: confirmed many instances of extremely reckless acts or reckless failures
• 26:33
  Speaker 1: to act read in a ten day period. Evidence and
• 26:37
  Speaker 1: statements clearly indicate that Gautier's Read loaded the firearm, provided
• 26:42
  Speaker 1: it to the set, secured it for lunch, and then
• 26:45
  Speaker 1: again provided it to the set for use. Evidence clearly
• 26:48
  Speaker 1: shows that none of the incidents or issues were addressed
• 26:52
  Speaker 1: by Gautier's Read in her position as armorer to mitigate
• 26:56
  Speaker 1: future occurrences of recklessness, correct reckless in his behavior, correct
• 27:00
  Speaker 1: training deficiencies, et cetera. Read's deviation from known standards practice
• 27:05
  Speaker 1: of protocol directly caused the fatal death of Hutchins by
• 27:09
  Speaker 1: not insisting Baldwin had the proper training, not checking the
• 27:13
  Speaker 1: round she was loading into the firearms, not showing Hauls
• 27:16
  Speaker 1: or Baldwin each bullet before handing them the firearm, allowing
• 27:20
  Speaker 1: live rounds on scene, not staying in the church with
• 27:23
  Speaker 1: the firearm, allowing Baldwin to point the firearm at Hutchins,
• 27:28
  Speaker 1: not voicing her concerns to management of her double duties
• 27:31
  Speaker 1: as armorer and prompt's assistant, allowing ammunition to be secured,
• 27:35
  Speaker 1: not making sure a rubber or replica gum was used
• 27:38
  Speaker 1: in a rehearsal scene, and allowing Baldwin to handle a
• 27:42
  Speaker 1: firearm in a negligent manner. Read acted with wilful disregard
• 27:46
  Speaker 1: for the safety of others and in a manner which
• 27:49
  Speaker 1: endangered other people, specifically Hutchins and SUSA. Read clearly should
• 27:55
  Speaker 1: have known the danger of her actions which led to
• 27:58
  Speaker 1: the death of Hutchins. Probable cause exists that gautierres Read
• 28:03
  Speaker 1: committed involuntary manslaughter contrary too and defined in Nmssay thirty
• 28:09
  Speaker 1: Dash two Dash three quote manslaughter unquote in the commission
• 28:13
  Speaker 1: of a lawful act which might produce death in an
• 28:16
  Speaker 1: unlawful manner or without due caution and circumspection, or during
• 28:21
  Speaker 1: the unlawful act, not amounting to a felony to wit
• 28:26
  Speaker 1: negligent use of a deadly weapon. Robert Shilling, Special Investigator,
• 28:32
  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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  Speaker 1: one