圣达菲地区检察官玛丽·卡马克·奥尔特维斯不再起诉致命的现场“铁锈”拍摄她的办公室周三宣布。
此举是在州众议员安德里亚·里布宣布她将辞去特别检察官一职在这种情况下。
她的办公室表示，卡马克-阿尔特维斯任命新墨西哥的长期律师卡莉·莫里西和贾森·刘易斯担任2021年10月电影摄影师哈莉娜·哈钦斯致命枪击案的特别检察官。演员亚历克·鲍德温因哈钦斯的死亡被指控过失杀人，尽管鲍德温的枪支改进指控后来被撤销。
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“我对第一司法区人民的责任大于任何一个案件，这就是为什么我选择在‘Rust’案中任命一名特别检察官，”卡马克-阿尔特维斯在一份声明中说。“卡莉·莫里西和贾森·刘易斯将代表第一司法区的人民，坚定不移地为哈莉娜·哈钦斯的死伸张正义。”
地方检察官办公室发言人希瑟·布鲁尔(Heather Brewer)在一份声明中说，随着新特别检察官的任命，卡马克-奥尔特维斯将不再起诉此案，“让她专注于新墨西哥州第一司法区更广泛的公共安全需求”。
布鲁尔说，目前对此案没有进一步的评论。
Reeb宣布她会退出此案3月14日。这一决定是在鲍德温的律师提出取消她的资格几周后做出的，他们在上个月提交的一份动议中声称，作为新墨西哥众议院的一名成员，她不能同时行使立法权和司法权。
Reeb当时在地区检察官办公室发表的一份声明中说，她“不会让关于我担任立法者和检察官的问题掩盖眼前的真正问题。”
在最近的法庭文件中，鲍德温的律师还被告Reeb利用此案来推进她的事业，并声称在此案中发表的公开声明侵犯了他的宪法权利。
鲍德温对自己的指控不认罪。他也否认扣动扳机，并说他被告知枪里没有实弹。这部电影的军械师汉娜·古铁雷斯·里德也因哈钦斯的死亡被控两项过失杀人罪。她的律师说她打算不认罪，并说她不知道枪里怎么会有实弹。
两人都计划在5月3日的初步听证会上出庭。
鲍德温和古铁雷斯-里德的枪支改良费用被放弃了二月下旬。
第一助理导演大卫·霍尔斯在被指控在枪击事件中疏忽使用致命武器后接受了认罪协议。检察官说，认罪协议正在等待法官的批准。他定于周五首次出庭。
Santa Fe DA stepping down from prosecuting Alec Baldwin's on-set 'Rust' shooting
Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies is stepping away from prosecuting thefatal on-set "Rust" shooting, her office announced Wednesday.
The move comes after state Rep. Andrea Reeb announced she would bestepping down as special prosecutorin the case as well.
In their place, Carmack-Altwies appointed long-time New Mexico attorneys Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis to serve as special prosecutors in the case over the fatal October 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, her office said. Actor Alec Baldwin was charged with involuntary manslaughter for Hutchins' death, though the gun enhancement charges for Baldwin were later dropped.
"My responsibility to the people of the First Judicial District is greater than any one case, which is why I have chosen to appoint a special prosecutor in the 'Rust' case," Carmack-Altwies said in a statement. "Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis will unflinchingly pursue justice in the death of Halyna Hutchins on behalf of the people of First Judicial District."
With the appointment of the new special prosecutors, Carmack-Altwies will step aside from prosecuting the case, "allowing her to focus on the broader public safety needs in New Mexico's First Judicial District," Heather Brewer, a spokesperson for the district attorney's office, said in a statement.
There will be no further comment on the case at this time, Brewer said.
Reeb announced she wouldresign from the caseon March 14. The decision came weeks after Baldwin's attorneys moved to disqualify her, claiming in a motion filed last month that as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, she cannot simultaneously exercise legislative and judicial power.
Reeb said in a statement issued by the district attorney's office at the time that she will "not allow questions about my serving as a legislator and prosecutor to cloud the real issue at hand."
In a recent court filing, Baldwin's attorneys have alsoaccusedReeb of using the case to advance her career and claimed that public statements made in the case have violated his constitutional rights.
Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to his charges. He has also denied pulling the trigger and said he was told the gun did not contain live ammunition. The film's armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, was also charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter over Hutchins' death. Her attorney has said she intends to plead not guilty and has said she has no idea how live rounds ended up in the gun.
Both are scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on May 3.
Gun enhancement charges for both Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reedwere droppedin late February.
First assistant director David Halls took a plea deal after being charged with negligent use of a deadly weapon in connection with the shooting. The plea agreement is pending a judge's approval, prosecutors have said. He is scheduled to make his first court appearance on Friday.
