Randall Miller, director of abandoned Gregg Allman biopic, hands himself in along with producer Jody Savin over death of camera assistant Sarah Jones during film shoot

The director and producer of Midnight Rider, the Gregg Allman biopic that was abandoned after camera assistant Sarah Jones was killed during production, have turned themselves in to law enforcement officials in Georgia where the pair face charges of involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespass.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Randall Miller (director and co-writer of the film) and Jody Savin (producer and co-writer) surrendered to authorities in Wayne County, Georgia on Sunday, after a grand jury handed down charges in connection with Jones' death. Jones had been part of a unit filming scenes on a railway track near Jesup, Georgia, when she was struck and killed by a passing train on 20 February.

Miller and Savin have been charged alongside Jay Sedrish (unit production manager and executive producer), and if found guilty could be sentenced to up to 10 years each. Leading actor William Hurt left the project after Jones' death, and the production was shut down; a number of civil suits have subsequently been launched against the film-makers.

Miller and Savin have been released on bail.

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