The judge responsible for the judgment has decided to impose the most severe sentence on Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, Rust’s gunsmith, for her role in the tragic incident that occurred during the film’s shooting on October 21, 2021.
BREAKING: ‘Rust’ armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has been sentenced to 18 months for involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. https://t.co/T2P2AMVbY8
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Despite Gutierrez-Reed’s words, the judge was not convinced and based her judgment more on Gutierrez-Reed’s lack of remorse, as well as on audio recordings of phone calls from the prison where she was awaiting sentence. In these recordings, Gutierrez-Reed minimized her culpability in the events.