During the trial regarding the tragic incident on the set of the movie 'Rust,' crime scene technician Marissa Poppell provided crucial testimony. Poppell revealed that evidence pointed to Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the armorer for the film, as the individual who brought live rounds of ammunition onto the set.
Poppell stated that she had seen photographs on a cellphone that clearly showed the live rounds of ammunition in the background. She emphasized that these rounds were from the same box that was being used on the day of the incident and were handed to Lieutenant Timoteo Benavidez.
According to Poppell, Gutierrez Reed had brought a box of ammunition onto the set, which was provided by her father. It was mentioned that Seth Kenney, a close friend of Gutierrez Reed's father and the owner of the prop company PDQ Arm and Prop, LLC, decided to bring in the ammunition after Gutierrez Reed's legal troubles.
The testimony revealed that Gutierrez Reed had sued Kenney and his company for allegedly selling her a mix of dummy ammunition and live rounds. Poppell confirmed that all the live ammunition was discovered in a single location - a box at the bottom of a stack that was clearly labeled as containing live ammo.
Poppell stressed that there was no confusion about the presence of live ammunition in the box due to the clear labeling. This testimony sheds light on the chain of events leading up to the tragic incident on the 'Rust' set and raises questions about the handling and distribution of live ammunition in the film industry.
