The “Rust” armorer accused of manslaughter over the deadly on-set shooting allegedly handed off a small bag of cocaine following her interview with police, prosecutors claim in a new court filing.

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was shot by actor Alec Baldwin on the Santa Fe set in October 2021.

She now faces an additional charge of tampering with evidence. State prosecutors in Santa Fe last week amended their criminal complaint against the defendant, claiming that Gutierrez-Reed “did transfer narcotics to another person with the intent to prevent the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of herself.”

A motion filed on Thursday seeking to protect the identity of a witness sheds new light on the alleged incident. Prosecutors stated in the filing that the witness claimed Gutierrez-Reed “transferred a small bag of cocaine” to them after she returned from her interview at the police station on the day of the shooting.

“The circumstances of the transfer of evidence strongly support the charge that the defendant transferred the cocaine to avoid prosecution and prevent law enforcement from obtaining highly inculpatory evidence directly related to the defendant’s handling of the firearm and the circumstances of the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins,” the filing states.