A Santa Fe judge on Friday accepted a plea deal, bringing the first conviction for the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during filming of the Western movie "Rust" in New Mexico.
Santa Fe District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer presided over a virtual hearing in Halls' case Friday. She sentenced Halls, who was responsible for on-set safety, to a six-month suspended sentence with unsupervised probation, a $500 fine, 24 hours of community service and a firearms safety class. The conviction marked a step forward for state prosecutors plagued by legal setbacks since they filed charges in January.
Halls, an industry-veteran with over 80 credits including "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Crow: Salvation," was the only member of the "Rust" cast and crew to enter a plea bargain. Prosecutors said he approached them and was cooperative.
No Alex Baldwin should be right behind them
What about that dude who actually SHOT THE VICTIM?!?
And the guy who pulled the trigger
Wrong person
Fined $500!?!? Wow
Under the bus he goes!
Wow