Claims of "sabotage" on Rust set are a "conspiracy theory," says Santa Fe DA
Additionally, armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed's lawyers now say she had a mentor on set

Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies Photo: Sam Wasson
The Santa Fe County District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies has shut down claims made last week by the lawyers of Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed that the live round placed in the prop gun used by Alec Baldwin could be an act of “sabotage.”
In an interview with ABC News, DA Carmack-Altwies goes so far as to call the cries of sabotage a “conspiracy theory.”
Carmack-Altwies moves on to confirm Baldwin’s original testimony, saying he had “no idea” the gun was loaded when he shot it. As a result, the investigation is now focusing on the Rust set before the shooting took place.
The DA also reports more live rounds of ammunition have been found on the set over the course of the investigation.