Rust Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Resurfaces in New Career After Prison Release

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer convicted in the accidental on-set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, has embarked on a new career path after her release from prison. Now 29, Gutierrez-Reed has moved away from the film industry and is reportedly running a piercing business called "Little Pricks Piercings" out of a tattoo parlor in Arizona. She is also training to become a tattoo artist.

Hutchins, a 42-year-old mother, was killed in October 2021 on the set of the Western film 'Rust' near Santa Fe when a prop gun held by actor Alec Baldwin discharged. Gutierrez-Reed was the film's armorer, responsible for the weapons on set.

Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, a 42-year-old mother, was accidentally shot dead by Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin on the set of his western movie Rust as filming was underway in Santa Fe

Gutierrez-Reed was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in March 2024 and sentenced to 18 months in prison. She served her sentence at the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Grants. According to reports, she was released five months early due to good behavior and time-served credits.

Gutierrez-Reed served her sentence at the bleak Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Grants before being released five months early due to good behavior and time-served credits

Alec Baldwin, who was holding the firearm, was initially charged with involuntary manslaughter but those charges were dismissed in April 2024. Prosecutors cited new evidence and a possible conflict of interest, and the case was dismissed with prejudice in July 2024 after prosecutors were accused of withholding evidence.

Baldwin, pictured in court, was initially charged with involuntary manslaughter but the case was dismissed with prejudice in July 2024 when Santa Fe prosecutors were caught withholding crucial evidence from the defense team

Gutierrez-Reed, the film's youthful armorer, was the only one from the set to have served prison time in relation to Hutchins' death

Gutierrez-Reed has given up on her dream of working in movies and is now running a piercing business out of the same parlor where she is currently training to be a tattoo artist (Source: Hannah Gutierrez/Instagram)

Gutierrez-Reed's new business, Little Pricks Piercings, reportedly features a tagline: “Need a new coping mechanism? We do piercings that heal faster than heartbreak!”

Her studio, Little Pricks Piercings, has a wryly humorous tagline: ‘Need a new coping mechanism? We do piercings that heal faster than heartbreak!' (Source: Hannah Gutierrez/Instagram)

She is now running a piercing business, called Little Pricks Piercings, out of a tattoo parlor

Gutierrez-Reed also appears to have moved on in her personal life and was photographed outside her modest home with a new man who later dropped her off at her workplace (pictured above)

Gutierrez-Reed begged the judge not to send her to the slammer during the 2024 trial

Gutierrez-Reed, who was released from prison in May 2025 and completed probation a year later, wouldn't say much when approached by the Daily Mail (Source: Hannah Gutierrez/Instagram)

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the film's youthful armorer, was the only one from the set to have served prison time in relation to Hutchins' death

Rust Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Resurfaces in New Career After Prison Release

The former armorer convicted in the fatal shooting on the set of 'Rust' has transitioned from Hollywood to operating a piercing business and training as a tattoo artist.

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