Search Warrant Ordered for Alec Baldwin’s Phone After Deadly Shooting at ‘Rust’ Film Set

Search Warrant Ordered for Alec Baldwin’s Phone After Deadly Shooting at ‘Rust’ Film Set
Alec Baldwin at the Hamptons International Film Festival in East Hampton, New York, on Oct. 7, 2021. Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images for National Geographic/TNS
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A judge on Thursday approved a police search warrant for Alec Baldwin’s iPhone after he was accused of having fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Oct. 21 on the film set of “Rust” in New Mexico.

“Affiant is requesting a warrant for the seizure and search of Alec Baldwin’s cell phone to search for any evidence relating to the death investigation of Halyna Hutchins,” said Sheriff’s Office Det. Alexandria Hancock in the warrant (pdf), approved by a Santa Fe court.