FILE - This aerial photo shows the movie set of"Rust," at Bonanza Creek Ranch, Oct. 23, 2021, in Santa Fe, N.M. Prosecutors are accusing the weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer of drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the filming of Rust, saying she was likely hung over when she loaded a live bullet into the revolver that was used by the actor.
Gutierrez-Reed is fighting charges of involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering as the sole remaining defendant in the case after prosecutorsin April. Prosecutors can still refile charges against him, however. In a new court filing, prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis said the testimony about a drug transfer will support allegations that Gutierrez-Reed attempted to prevent law enforcement from obtaining evidence related to the handling of the firearm prior to the shooting.
Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney Jason Bowles criticized prosecutors' efforts to bring forward a “secret witness.”