Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed sentenced to 18 months in prison

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was found guilty last month of involuntary manslaughter for her role in the death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of Western film Rust, was sentenced to 18 months in prison today. Per Variety, this was the maximum possible sentence for her conviction.

While delivering the sentence in the New Mexico courthouse, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer did not hold back, saying that Gutierrez-Reed had not demonstrated remorse for her actions. “Your attorney had to tell the court you were remorseful,” the judge said, per NBC News. “You were the armorer who stood between a safe weapon and a weapon that could kill someone. For you, she would be alive.”

Hutchins’ mother, close friends, and colleague Joel Souza also spoke ahead of the sentencing, mourning the loss of the cinematographer. “What I want is simply not possible. What I want is, everyone is OK and lives aren’t destroyed,” Souza, who was also injured in the shooting, said on a virtual call into the proceedings.

It’s unclear at this point what bearing, if any, Gutierrez-Reed’s outcome will have on Alec Baldwin, the man who fired the gun the armorer supplied. His manslaughter trial is set for July. Baldwin also faces up to 18 months in prison if convicted.