Rust trial: Expert witness ‘points gun at judge’

A witness in the trial of the weapons supervisor for Alec Baldwin’s Rust film was reprimanded for pointing a gun at the judge. Frank Louis Blair Koucky III, a firearms expert appearing for Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s defence, was given a stern warning by District Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer after brandishing an unloaded revolver for demonstration purposes. “Everybody’s nervous because you have not demonstrated to us they are unloaded,“ said the judge as Mr Koucky held the gun in the witness box. “So before you start showing us the weapons make sure they’re unloaded, including that one you just touched.“ Mr Koucky then drew a gasp from the public gallery at the courthouse in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Monday when he appeared to point the muzzle of the revolver in the judge’s direction in a bid to prove it was unloaded. #Rust #alecbaldwin Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: