Actor Alec Baldwin has sued New Mexico prosecutors who tried to jail him for the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of his film Rust.
The civil lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution and civil rights violations was filed Thursday in state District Court in Santa Fe, where a judge dismissed his involuntary manslaughter charge.
He alleges defamation and claims that prosecutors and investigators intentionally mishandled evidence during their investigation into the shooting.
“Defendants attempted at all times to make Baldwin a scapegoat for the acts and omissions of others, regardless of the evidence or the law,” the lawsuit states.
It names special prosecutor Kari Morrissey, Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies and investigators from the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office as defendants.
Actor Alec Baldwin has sued New Mexico prosecutors who tried to jail him
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