Los Angeles: Alec Baldwin’s attorney said Thursday that the actor will hand over his cellphone as part of an investigation into a cinematographer’s fatal shooting on the set of the Western film “Rust”, but police in New Mexico said they have yet to receive the device. Do it.
Baldwin’s attorney, Aaron Dyer, said he had reached a settlement with New Mexico officials to turn over the phone after steps were taken to protect the actor’s privacy in relation to matters unrelated to the “Rust” investigation.
“Mr. Baldwin’s phone call is being given this week for review,” Dyer said in a statement. “Mr. Baldwin continues to cooperate with the authorities, and any suggestion to the contrary is simply untrue.”
The comments followed a Thursday news release from the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office that said Baldwin had not complied with a search warrant requesting him to hand over the phone and the New Mexico prosecutor is now with the actor’s attorney to obtain it. was working.
“To date, the cell phone has not been handed over to the authorities,” the news release said.
The Santa Fe detective leading the “Rust” investigation obtained a search warrant in December to examine text messages, emails and other information on Baldwin’s Apple iPhone.
The detective said he requested the warrant as suspects, victims and witnesses “frequently receive and/or receive telephone calls and/or messages before, during and/or after the commission of the crime.”
Baldwin has said that he was holding a revolver on the set of the film when it exploded during a rehearsal in October, firing a live round that killed cinematographer Halyana Hutchins.
In a television interview, Baldwin said he never pulled the trigger and denied responsibility for the shooting.
A New Mexico prosecutor overseeing the case has said that some of the men wielding guns on the set could face criminal charges in connection with Hutchins’ death.
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