Rust assistant director receives suspended jail sentence

Former Rust assistant director David Halls received a suspended jail sentence for unsafe handling of a firearm on the film set where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot dead.

Halls pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon and was sentenced to six months probation on Friday. He also has to pay a $500 fine and complete a gun-safety course.

State District Judge Mary Marlowe Somme initially sentenced Halls to a six-month jail term but suspended it. He was also ordered to complete 24 hours of community service, 'take responsibility for his actions or inactions', to not consume or drugs without a prescription and have no contact with potential witnesses in the upcoming case.

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