Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial: Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed's prison calls revealed

Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial is set to begin on July 10, and new revelations have emerged in the case. According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in March, made recorded prison phone calls in which she expressed anger towards the actor and wished him to be "in jail."

The calls, which were summarised in court documents, were made to family members and others. In the calls, Gutierrez-Reed allegedly referred to prosecutor Kari T. Morrissey as a "bitch" and members of the jury as "a-------." She also said she is "mad that the whole thing got pinned on her."

Gutierrez-Reed, who is appealing her conviction, has invoked her Fifth Amendment privilege and refused to testify at Baldwin's trial. However, prosecutors have asked the court to force her to testify and grant her "use immunity," which means anything she says won't be used against her.

Baldwin's lawyers had Gutierrez-Reed on their witness list, but she invoked her Fifth Amendment privilege during a May 14 pretrial interview. If she doesn't testify, Baldwin's attorneys could show clips of her prior police interviews, in which she accepted responsibility for the shooting.

The revelation of Gutierrez-Reed's prison phone calls has sparked new attention in the case, which has been marked by controversy and tragedy. The fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust in 2021 has left the film industry reeling, and the trial is expected to be closely watched.