Another victory for Alec Baldwin as Santa Fe DA who charged him with involuntary manslaughter STEPS DOWN from the case
- Mary Carmack-Altwies proudly charged Baldwin earlier this year
- She promised to hold celebrities to the same standards as everyone else
- After a string of setbacks, she stepped down from the high profile case today
The Santa Few District Attorney who charged Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter for accidentally shooting Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust has stepped down from the case after a series of setbacks.
First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies announced today that she would be replaced by two local attorneys, Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis.
In a statement, she said she chosen to stand down in order to focus on other cases in the state.
‘Carmack-Altwies will continue her record of prosecuting drunken drivers, collaborating with local law enforcement, increasing diversion efforts and securing convictions against the most dangerous and prolific offenders,’ a spokesman for her office said.
First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies announced today that she would be replaced by two special prosecutors. Actor Alec Baldwin, right, has vowed to fight the charges
She is the second prosecutor to step down from the case.
Earlier this year, special prosecutor Andrea Reeb recused herself.
Baldwin’s team had complained about the fact that she was serving as both a prosecutor in his case and a Republican state lawmaker.
Later, emails emerged in which she said serving on the case would help her political campaign.
‘At some point though, I’d at least like to get out there that I am assisting you … as it might help in my campaign lol, ‘ she told Carmack-Altwies in an email.
Carmack-Altiwes zealously charged Baldwin with in January, more than a year after the fatal shooting.
She spoke proudly in interviews about holding the actor to the same standards as everyone else.
In addition to the involuntary manslaughter charge, she charged Baldwin with a harsh firearm enhancement offense.
That charge could have landed him in prison for up to five years if he’d been convicted.
But it wasn’t introduced into law until May 2022 – six months after Baldwin accidentally shot and killed Hutchins on the movie set. A judge dismissed it.
In her statement today, Carmack-Altwies said she was stepping down to focus on other cases.
‘My responsibility to the people of the First Judicial District is greater than any one case, which is why I have chosen to appoint a special prosecutor in the ‘Rust’ case.
‘Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis will unflinchingly pursue justice in the death of Halyna Hutchins on behalf of the people of First Judicial District,’ she said.
