Prosecutor Overseeing Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ Charges Steps Down From Case

The New Mexico district attorney overseeing the criminal prosecutions of Rust actor Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed for a fatal 2021 on-set shooting stepped down from the case Wednesday, the second prosecutor to depart the high-profile case. Mary Carmack-Altwies, the elected D.A. overseeing the case, appointed New Mexico attorneys Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis to serve as special prosecutors in the case to ensure “everyone is held accountable under the law.” Carmack-Altwies will focus on the “broader public safety needs” in her New Mexico district, which includes the capital...