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Baldwin's lawyer, Aaron Dyer, said he had
reached a deal with New Mexico authorities to turn in the phone
after steps were taken to protect the actor's privacy regarding
matters unrelated to the "Rust" investigation.
"Mr. Baldwin’s phone is being turned over this week for review,"
Dyer said in a statement. "Mr. Baldwin has continued to
cooperate with the authorities, and any suggestion to the
contrary is simply untrue."
The comments followed a Thursday news release from the Santa Fe
County Sheriff's Office saying Baldwin had not complied with a
search warrant requesting he hand over the phone and that a New
Mexico prosecutor was now working with the actor's lawyer to get
it.
"To date, the cell phone has not been turned over to
authorities," the news release said.
The Santa Fe detective leading the "Rust" investigation obtained
the search warrant in December to examine text messages, emails
and other information on Baldwin's Apple iPhone.
The detective said she requested the warrant as suspects,
victims and witnesses "often make and/or receive telephone calls
and/or messages before, during and/or after the commission of
crime(s)."
Baldwin has said he was holding a revolver on the film set when
it went off during a rehearsal in October, firing a live round
that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
In a television interview, Baldwin said he never pulled the
trigger and denied responsibility for the shooting.
The New Mexico prosecutor overseeing the case has said some
people who handled guns on the set may face criminal charges in
connection with Hutchins' death.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine in Los Angeles; additional reporting
by Andrew Hay in Taos, New Mexico; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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