Rust armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, has made new claims that could potentially overturn her conviction in the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. According to her attorney, Jason Bowles, prosecutors withheld crucial evidence that could have proven her innocence in the involuntary manslaughter case.

Gutierrez-Reed is currently serving an 18-month prison sentence for her role in the fatal incident that occurred on the set of the Western movie Rust in October 2021, which resulted in the death of Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza. Alec Baldwin, the film’s star, was also implicated in the incident.

In legal documents filed on June 27, Bowles alleges that prosecutors buried a report noting unexplained alterations to the trigger of the gun that discharged the fatal shot. The report, prepared by gun expert Lucien Haag, was used in a pretrial evidentiary hearing for Baldwin’s case but was not disclosed during Gutierrez-Reed’s trial.

Haag’s report, per Rolling Stone, noted markings on the gun that did not appear to be original manufacturing marks or a result of FBI testing. Bowles argues that this report could have proven that Baldwin did not pull the trigger, thereby absolving his client of legal responsibility for Hutchins’ death.

According to TMZ, Bowles claims that the prosecution “withheld bombshell exculpatory evidence” and that the disclosure of this evidence could have led to a different trial outcome. However, during a recent evidentiary hearing in Baldwin’s case, Haag testified that he no longer stands by his initial report, attributing the marks on the gun to FBI testing using a mallet.

Gutierrez-Reed, who was responsible for the firearms on the Rust set, was found guilty in March and sentenced to prison in April. Her lawyers have since filed a motion to appeal the conviction and requested her release from prison pending the appeal’s outcome. They argue that if the appeal is successful, she would have already served a significant portion of her sentence.

Us Weekly has reached out to both Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney and the lead prosecutor, Kari T. Morrissey, for further comment on this developing story.