SANTA FE, N.M.—New Mexico prosecutors on Friday showed jurors texts in which “Rust” weapons handler Hannah Gutierrez said she smoked to “get high” the night before the movie’s cinematographer was fatally shot on set in October 2021.
In court filings, prosecutors in the trial have alleged Ms. Gutierrez’s use of marijuana, cocaine, and alcohol on evenings after filming may have led to her impairment at work on Oct. 21, 2021 when she mistakenly loaded a live round into a gun actor Alec Baldwin was rehearsing with. The texts shown Friday, the second day of testimony in the trial, did not specify a drug.
