Prosecutors claim that the day a cinematographer was fatally shot, a weapons supervisor on the Rust set of Alec Baldwin's movie was probably hungover.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed is charged with using marijuana and alcohol during filming in the late hours.
Her attorney responded that the case had been handled improperly and that the prosecutors had engaged in "character assassination.".
In October 2021, a gun Mr. Baldwin was practicing with on set accidentally discharged, killing 42-year-old Halyna Hutchins.
In relation to the incident, the actor was charged on two counts of involuntary manslaughter; however, the charges were dropped in April. Later that month, shooting resumed.
The involuntary manslaughter charge against the weapons supervisor has been brought against her, and her attorneys have filed a motion to have it dismissed. The new charges brought forth by the prosecution in response to that motion.
They claim Ms. Gutierrez-Reed has engaged in reckless behavior in the past and contend that it would be in the public interest for her to "finally be held accountable.".
Her attorney, Jason Bowles, told the Associated Press that the evidence was "so weak that they have now chosen to resort to character assassination claims about Hannah.".
The prosecution "has given up on the idea of doing justice and discovering the real truth," he claimed.
It will be decided whether or not to pursue the charge against Ms. Gutierrez-Reed at a preliminary hearing scheduled for August.
Additionally, prosecutors are anticipated to decide whether to recharge Mr. Baldwin within the next 60 days. They claimed that choice would be made based on the findings of a fresh examination of the firearm.
An attorney for the celebrity previously referred to the choice to charge his client as "a terrible miscarriage of justice.".
Luke Nikas stated that Mr. Baldwin had no reason to think there was a live bullet in the gun or anywhere else on the set.
