‘Rust’ Weapons Supervisor Charged Evidence Tampering Over Alleged Drug Transfer

June 25th, 7:51 AM EDT

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, “Rust” set armorer who was also charged for involuntary manslaughter.

MGN via Santa Fe County Sheriff

(NEWSnet/AP) — The weapons supervisor charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of the Alec Baldwin film “Rust” was charged Thursday with evidence tampering for allegedly passing drugs to someone else on the day of the shooting.

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed “did transfer narcotics to another person with the intent to prevent the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of herself,” the special prosecutors appointed in the case said

Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney denied the new allegations, which come almost two years after the incident.

Gutierrez-Reed is the sole remaining defendant in the case after prosecutors in April dropped an involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin, who was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killed her and injured director Joel Souza on Oct. 21, 2021.

Witnesses have told investigators that Gutierrez-Reed was also drinking heavily and smoking marijuana in the evening during the production of “Rust.”