What had been a three-person team of lawyers that will prosecute Alec Baldwin on charges of involuntary manslaughter is now down to two.
Prosecutor Jason Lewis has filed a motion to withdraw from the case, according to People.
The charge against Baldwin comes from the 2021 shooting on the set of the movie “Rust,” in which cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed after a gun Baldwin was holding was fired. The gun had a live round. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, 26, the armorer for the film, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter last month and faces 18 months in prison.
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The website Extra said that a filing from Baldwin’s team criticizing special prosecutor Kari Morrissey led to dissension among the team of prosecutors, causing Lewis to drop the
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