New Attorney Joins Prosecution Team Against Alec Baldwin in Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting

New Attorney Joins Prosecution Team Against Alec Baldwin in Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting
The movie set of "Rust" at Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M., on Oct. 23, 2021. Jae C. Hong/AP Photo
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SANTA FE, N.M.—An attorney has been added to the special prosecution team that is pursuing an involuntary manslaughter charge against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust,” court officials confirmed Thursday.

The district attorney for Santa Fe has appointed Erlinda Johnson as special prosecutor to the case, which is scheduled for trial in July. She was sworn in Tuesday.