Alec Baldwin’s lawyer is calling the new charges filed against the actor “a terrible miscarriage of justice.”
On Thursday (January 19th) the New Mexico District Attorney’s office filed two involuntary manslaughter charges against the actor and Rust armorer Hannah Guiterrez Reed in the shooting death of Halyna Huthins.
Attorney Luke Nikas told NBC News, “This decision distorts Halyna Hutchins' tragic death. Mr. Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun—or anywhere on the movie set. He relied on the professionals with whom he worked, who assured him the gun did not have live rounds. We will fight these charges, and we will win.”