SANTA FE, N.M. (1010 WINS) — Alec Baldwin's lawyer provided more information into a search warrant issued for the actor's phone by police in New Mexico.
Police will search Baldwin's phone for any evidence relating to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of the actor's film "Rust" earlier this year.
“We are confident that the evidence will show that Mr. Baldwin is not responsible civilly or criminally for what occurred on October 21, and he continues to cooperate with authorities,” attorney Aaron Dyer said in a statement to Deadline.
“We proactively requested that the authorities obtain a warrant so that we could take steps to protect Mr. Baldwin’s family and personal information that is clearly unrelated to the investigation,” Dyer continued. "A phone contains a person’s entire life, and personal information needs to be protected. While they evaluate the phone information, we hope that the authorities continue to focus on how the live rounds got on the set in the first place.”
The affidavit, below, reads, "Affiant is requesting a warrant for the seizure and search of Alec Baldwins' [sic] cell phone to search for any evidence relating to the death investigation of Halyna Hutchins."
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Authorities added: “Affiant believes there may be evidence on the phone, due to individuals using cellular phones during and/or after the commission of crime(s).”
No charges have been filed against Baldwin in connection with the Oct. 21 shooting on the Bonanza Creek Ranch film set near Santa Fe.
Baldwin has expressed incredible sadness and regret over the shooting, but maintains that he is not responsible for the incident.
“Someone is responsible for what happened, and I can’t say who that is, but it’s not me,” Baldwin said this month in an ABC interview with George Stephanopoulos.
“Honest to god, if I felt I was responsible, I might have killed myself,” he added.
Baldwin had said that he believed the gun was a prop for the movie, and said Hutchins had told him to point the gun just off camera – towards her armpit – before it went off.
Baldwin, from his protected Twitter account, pushed back against claims that he requested a "bigger gun" before the shooting.
"This, in fact, is a lie," he tweeted. "The choices regarding any props by me for the film RUST were made weeks before production began. To suggest that any changes were made "before fatal shooting" is false."
The 63-year-old actor and producer has called for investigators to find out who placed the bullet in the gun he fired, when it was supposed to be empty.
Investigators have said there was "some complacency" in how weapons were handled on the movie set and noted that 500 rounds of ammunition – a mix of blanks, dummy rounds and suspected live rounds – were found when searching the location.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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