SANTA FE, N.M. — Former “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was sentenced to 18 months in a New Mexico women’s prison Monday for the killing of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

In March, a jury found Gutierrez-Reed guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

Hutchins was killed after a loaded gun held by Alec Baldwin fired on the set near Santa Fe in October 2021. The bullet also injured director Joel Souza.

Prosecutors had asked for the maximum sentence of 18 months.

During the sentencing hearing, the judge heard first from prosecutors and people who knew Hutchins.

Hutchins’ mother and sister both recorded video messages from their home in Ukraine. They told the judge they will never be the same, and while no punishment will take away their pain, they do believe Gutierrez-Reed deserves the maximum sentence.

Gutierrez-Reed also addressed the court for the first time Monday. She shared her sympathies for the Hutchins family, but at no point did she ever apologize for her role in the incident.

“I did not hear you take accountability in your allocution,” Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer said. “You said you were sorry, you were sorry, but not you were sorry for what you did. You were sorry for the family and hope they can find peace. It was your attorney who had to tell the court you were remorseful.”

At the hearing, Gutierrez-Reed asked for the judge to release her.

“Today, I am humbly asking you for probation, a probation where I can contribute to society with community service, and I can continue my counseling, and I welcome any classes that you deem necessary for me to attend,” Gutierrez-Reed said.

Judge Sommer said probation would give Gutierrez-Reed a pass she did not deserve, and handed down the maximum sentence.

“The word remorse – a deep regret coming from a sense of guilt for past wrongs. That’s not you,” Judge Sommer said.

Gutierrez-Reed was held in custody pending her sentencing hearing. Her lawyers had pushed for her to get out, but prosecutors filed paperwork against that. Prosecutors wrote that some of Gutierrez-Reed’s jail calls demonstrate her “complete and total failure to accept responsibility for her actions.”

According to prosecutors, Gutierrez-Reed referred to jurors as “idiots” and “a–holes” during recorded jail phone conversations. She also complained that the jurors only took two hours to deliberate.

According to the filing, Gutierrez-Reed also said on the phone that if she is subpoenaed to Baldwin’s trial she will not show up. She said she shouldn’t be subpoenaed if Baldwin didn’t show up for her.

Attorneys suggested that maybe the outcome could have been different if Gutierrez-Reed decided to take accountability – or even apologize to the family – but she did not.

What’s next for Baldwin?

Gutierrez-Reed is the first person convicted and sentenced in the “Rust” shooting.

“Rust” actor and producer Alec Baldwin, who is charged with involuntary manslaughter, is set to go on trial in July. He was holding the gun that day.

Last month, Baldwin’s attorneys filed a motion to dismiss the case. They claimed the state manipulated the grand jury with improper instructions and unfairly stacked the deck against Baldwin with one-sided testimony.