Alec Baldwin's attorney claims he 'proactively requested' cops obtain warrant to protect actor, his family

A new search warrant was issued by the Santa Fe Sheriff's Department for Baldwin's cell phone.

In a new statement to Fox News Baldwin's civil attorney Aaron Dye said: "We are confident that the evidence will show that Mr. Baldwin is not responsible civilly or criminally for what occurred on October 21, and he continues to cooperate with authorities.

"We proactively requested that the authorities obtain a warrant so that we could take steps to protect Mr. Baldwin's family and personal information that is clearly unrelated to the investigation. A phone contains a person’s entire life, and personal information needs to be protected. While they evaluate the phone information, we hope that the authorities continue to focus on how the live rounds got on the set in the first place," the statement concluded.