Some 'Rust' crew members expressed concern over armorer's alleged drug and alcohol use: Court doc

Some "Rust" crew members expressed concern over armorer Hannah Gutierrez's alleged drug and alcohol use during the filming of the Western, according to a new filing.

Several "Rust" crew members expressed concern over armorer Hannah Gutierrez's alleged drug and alcohol use during the filming of the Western, prosecutors said in a new court filing, as her trial over the deadly on-set shooting approaches.

Gutierrez was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot by actor Alec Baldwin on the Santa Fe, New Mexico, set.

The armorer was also subsequently charged with tampering with evidence, with prosecutors alleging she handed off a small bag of cocaine after her interview with police following the shooting on Oct. 21, 2021.

Prosecutors address allegations of Gutierrez's alcohol and drug use during the filming in a new filing released on Wednesday. The document was in response to the defense's motion to sever the tampering with evidence charge from the case and exclude any mention of alleged drug use, possession or intoxication from the trial.