Alec Baldwin will hand over his cellphone to authorities someday this week, his lawyer confirmed Thursday to Unique News Digital.
"We reached an agreement last weekend with the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office and the Santa Fe District Attorney’s Office, and Mr. Baldwin’s phone is being turned over this week for review," Baldwin's civil legal professional Aaron Dyer of Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman informed Unique News Digital.
"Ever since this tragic incident, Mr. Baldwin has continued to cooperate with the authorities, and any suggestion to the contrary is simply untrue," he added. "We requested that the authorities obtain a warrant so that we could protect his privacy on other matters unrelated to ‘Rust’ and have been working through that process. We are finalizing logistics with the authorities in New York who are assisting in this matter."
Alec Baldwin's legal professional confirmed the actor will hand over his cellphone to authorities.
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Dyer's affirmation comes on the identical day the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Division shared a press launch claiming the cellphone had not been retrieved.
"To date, the cellphone has not been turned over to authorities," the press launch said.
The search warrant for the cellphone was authorized by a Santa Fe County Justice of the Peace choose on Dec. 16. The lead detective on the case served the warrant to Baldwin by means of his legal professional through electronic mail and the legal professional acknowledged it, in accordance with the sheriff's division press launch.
ALEC BALDWIN'S CELL PHONE RETRIEVAL BECOMES THE TARGET OF NEW YORK, NEW MEXICO AUTHORITIES
After Baldwin did not instantly hand over the cellphone, the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Division enlisted the assistance of the Santa Fe District Lawyer's Workplace and authorities within the state of New York.
The Santa Fe County Sheriff's Division needs to look Baldwin's cellphone for any proof referring to the loss of life of Halyna Hutchins. Baldwin was holding a gun whereas rehearsing for a scene within the indie movie "Rust" on Oct. 21 when the gun discharged, killing Hutchins.
The Santa Fe County Sheriff's Division has requested the cellphone in a search warrant.
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"Affiant is requesting a warrant for the seizure and search of Alec Baldwins' [sic] cellphone to search for any evidence relating to the death investigation of Halyna Hutchins," the affidavit, obtained by Unique News Digital, mentioned. "Affiant believes there may be evidence on the phone due to individuals using cellular phones during and/or after the commission of crime(s)."
"Such information, if it exists, may be material and relevant to this investigation. Affiant was also made aware there were several emails and text messages sent and received regarding the movie production 'Rust' in the course of interviews."
Baldwin was holding a gun whereas rehearsing for a scene within the indie movie "Rust" on Oct. 21 when the gun discharged, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
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Dyer beforehand claimed the actor "proactively requested" that police get hold of a search warrant to ensure that him to "protect" himself and his household.
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