The Santa Fe County District Attorney’s Office has confirmed with KOAT in an email that an announcement will be made by the end of January about whether charges will be pursued in the “Rust” case.
“It’s been a long time. Everyone, not only in New Mexico, but around the country, is going to be interested to see what this district attorney does,” said KOAT legal expert John Day. …
KOAT Legal Expert John Day explained what charges could look like should the office announce any by the end of January.
“I say charges, in this case, could range from misdemeanor negligent use of a firearm all the way up to involuntary manslaughter charges and charges associated with that,” Day said.
[Day added that a decision to file no charges would come as a “shock.” Maybe not when it comes to Hollywood celebrities. It’s taking a long time for the DA to come to a conclusion on that question, though. — Ed]
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