the firearm enhancement to the involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of elena hutchins on the rust film set. adding that, quote, the prosecutions priority is securing justice, not securing billable hours for big city attorneys while that is a strong statement coming out, and we had experts on our nursing that they felt as though, this was an overcharged case. , now we know that alec baldwin, he said he plans to fight these charges. he will not be taking a plea deal, offered any plans to see this through to a trial. , but again, this is something that is constantly developing. we do know that alec baldwin and other members of the film are planning, the spring, to finish the movie because some of the money was going to go to elena hutchins widower, matthew hutchins. it looks like that is still on track to happen, but, again this is ever evolving. and we will make sure to keep you posted. back to you. and we thank chloe for that
involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of halyna hutchins on the rust film set adding that the prosecution s priority is securing justice, not billable hours for big city attorneys. that is a strong statement coming out swinging. but we ve had experts saying that they felt as though this was an overcharged case. we know alec baldwin says he plans to fight these charges. he will not be taking a plea deal if offered and he plans to see it through to a trial. but again, this is something that is constantly developing. we do know that alec baldwin and other members of the film will planning this spring to finish the movie because some of the money was going to go to halyna hutchins widower. so this is ever-evolving and we ll keep you posted. back to you. and florida s republican governor heads to several blue states to push his pro law
a legal victory for alec baldwin ahead of his first court appearance. the district attorney dropping a firearm enhancement charge after the actor s attorneys argued prosecutors couldn t use a version of a law that wasn t on the books at the time of the shooting. the move lessens the prison time he could face if convicted. the d.a. s office saying, it wants to avoid further litigious distraction by mr. baldwin and his attorneys, adding the prosecution s priority is securing justice, not securing billable hours for big city attorneys. no prosecutor ever drops charges because the defense is litigious. prosecutors only drop charges if they believe they can t prove them. reporter: the gun charge against armorer hannah gutierrez reed was also dropped. her attorney writing it was the right call, ethically and on the merits. but both the actor and the
the soccer field, where his respectful teammates gave him a nickname. nick was the general. he was a leader. the general. so that was a tip of the hat both to his career as a vet yeah, absolutely. but also his traits as a person. yeah, his leadership traits for sure. i mean it fit him to a tee. in 1999 nick led st. lawrence to an undefeated season and a national championship, cementing bonds of friendship that remain tight today. just great person on and off the field. a great role model. yeah, he was our brother. he was our big brother. he was the glue that kept us all together. he brought us together. he arranged dinners at his house. he cooked for the whole team. is that the rasta pasta nights? the rasta pasta. absolutely. i mean, it was a staple of who we were as a group. after the championship season and graduation, nick kept leading. he became a coach and, in 2009, landed a plum job, head soccer coach at clarkson, just minutes from his alma mater. life w
what happened between tandy and nick would tip the balance in a political campaign, give rise to a controversial lawsuit, and lure high-profile, big city attorneys to confront each other in a murder trial that attracted national attention. this has become a story that kind of echoes beyond st. lawrence county, and even beyond new york. except, when you drill down, it s as local as it gets, all about a small-town boy. this one. 12-year-old garrett phillips, tandy s son. garrett was a blur of a kid, perpetually set on fast-forward, according to his mom. he was very energetic. always on the go. always had to have something to do. people here remember him tearing around town on his ripstick, a little bit skateboard, a little bit snowboard, all hip action and balance. there goes garrett sidewalk-surfing his way home