Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' armorer in fatal on-set shooting gets maximum sentence.

Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' armorer, who killed another crewmember in a shooting on set, received the maximum possible sentence.

Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer sentenced Hannah Gutierrez Reed to 18 months in prison after a jury found her guilty of involuntary manslaughter, as Fox News reported.

The "Rust" armorer was responsible for the firearms on the Western film set where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed on Oct. 21, 2021.

Shooting Details

Hutchins had been preparing a close-up shot when a gun Alec Baldwin was holding discharged. The 18-month sentence was the maximum time Gutierrez Reed could serve. She has currently spent about a month behind bars.

"For all the fanfare and pundits and finger-pointing that has been going on for over two years, we were able to seat a jury of her peers who confirmed that they could listen to the evidence received in court and determine the facts and apply the law," Sommer said before giving her ruling.

"They found Ms. Gutierrez guilty of involuntary manslaughter."

Criticisms For Defendant

Sommer criticized the jailhouse communications of Gutierrez Reed, noting that the armorer complained to someone that "this is messing up her modeling career."

"I find that what you did constitutes a serious, violent offense," Sommer said following the sentencing. "It was committed in a physically violent manner. A fatal gunshot done with your recklessness in the face of knowledge that your acts were reasonably likely to result in serious harm."

"You were the armorer, the one that's to be between a safe weapon and a weapon that could kill someone. You alone turned a safe weapon into a lethal weapon. But for you, Mrs. Hutchins would be alive, a husband would have his partner and a little boy would have his mother. Please take her."

Gutierrez Reed was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by a jury on March 6, following a trial that lasted approximately two weeks. Throughout the trial, weapons specialists, crew members, and investigators testified before the jury.

Gutierrez Reed's Comments

"First and foremost, my heart aches for the Hutchins family and friends and colleagues as well, and it has since the day this tragedy occurred," Gutierrez Reed said in her first statements made throughout the trial. "Halyna has been and always will be an inspiration to me. I understand she was taken too soon. And I pray that you all find peace. I am beyond grateful that Joel survived that terrible day. My heart goes out to the film industry for the devastating pain that this tragedy caused and the old wounds that have been reopened."

She added, "I am saddened by the way the media sensationalized our traumatic tragedy and portrayed me as a complete monster, which has actually been the total opposite of what's been in my heart."

"Your Honor, when I took on 'Rust,' I was young, and I was naive, but I took my job as seriously as I knew how to," Gutierrez Reed stated.

"Despite not having proper time, resources and staffing when things got tough, I just did my best to handle it. Today, I humbly ask you to consider probation. A probation where I can continue to contribute to society through community service, and I can continue my counseling, and I welcome any classes that you may deem necessary for me to attend ... I beg you, please don't give me more time. The jury has found me in part at fault for this God awful tragedy, but that doesn't make me a monster, that makes me human."