Posted 1/17/2024, 3:03:00 AM
Prosecutor Pursues Unrelated Charge Against 'Rust' Armorer After She Invokes 5th Amendment in Live Round Probe
- Prosecutor offered Gutierrez Reed a "favorable outcome" if she explained how live rounds got on set, but warned she'd face more charges if she refused
- Live rounds were found on set and source is still unknown; prosecutor believes Reed knows more than she has said
- After Reed invoked 5th amendment right, prosecutor indicted her on unrelated charge of bringing a gun into a bar
- Reed's lawyer argues unrelated charge was brought vindictively to pressure her to give up her right to silence
- Prosecutor's salary paid by legislature just for "Rust" case, lawyer argues she had no authority to bring unrelated charge