SANAT FE, N.M. (1010 WINS) — Police in New Mexico have received a search warrant for Alec Baldwin's phone, the Santa Fe Sheriff's Department said Thursday.
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.
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.
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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