Judge OKs Regulators’ Subpoena for ‘Rust’ Assistant Director

Judge OKs Regulators’ Subpoena for ‘Rust’ Assistant Director
The Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M., on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. Jae C. Hong, File/AP Photo
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SANTA FE, N.M.—The assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin a prop gun that killed a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set must make himself available for an interview with state workplace safety regulators, a judge has decided.

District Judge Bryan Biedscheid on Friday granted a request by the Occupational Health and Safety Bureau of the state Environment Department to issue a subpoena to Dave Halls, assistant director for the movie “Rust,” local news outlets reported.