Matthew Huttle, who received a pardon from former President Donald Trump for his role in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy in Indiana during a traffic stop. Police say the deputy attempted to arrest Huttle, who resisted, leading to an altercation and the deputy firing his weapon.
A man who received a pardon from former President Donald Trump for his involvement in the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy after resisting arrest during a traffic stop, Indiana state police said. The state police said a deputy with the Jasper County Sheriff's Office stopped Matthew Huttle, 42, of Hobart, Indiana, around 4:15 pm on Sunday in a vehicle on a state road near the Pulaski county line.
\During the traffic stop, the officer attempted to arrest the suspect when the suspect resisted. An altercation took place between the suspect and the officer, which resulted in the officer firing his weapon and fatally wounding the suspect. The state police said no further information would be released about the shooting, which it was investigating with help from the Jasper county prosecutor. Once the investigation is completed, the findings will be sent to the county prosecutor for review.\Jasper sheriff Patrick Williamson said that the deputy who shot Huttle had been placed on paid administrative leave, following standard procedure. He said he would release the deputy’s name once he had the approval of state police detectives. “Our condolences go out to the family of the deceased as any loss of life is traumatic to those that were close to Mr. Huttle,” Williamson said. Nicholas Barnes, a lawyer who had represented Huttle for about 10 years, mostly in driving and alcohol-related cases, said he was “genuinely shocked” that Huttle had been involved in the January 6 riot. He said he was hoping to find out more about what had led to the fatal shooting of his client. “To my knowledge,” he said in an interview, “Matthew was a non-violent individual, so I know the Indiana police are investigating the encounter and I will be very interested to read their findings.”\Huttle was among the more than 1,550 people charged in connection with the January 6 attack who received pardons from Trump last week. Federal prosecutors said that Huttle, a carpenter, had travelled to Washington with his uncle, Dale Huttle, and had recorded video of the riot as he entered the Capitol. Matthew Huttle pleaded guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building, a misdemeanor, in August 2023. He was sentenced to six months in prison, court records show. Dale Huttle, who used a flagpole to assault law enforcement officers, pleaded guilty in December 2023 to a felony count of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon, causing serious bodily injury. He was sentenced in June 2024 to 30 months in prison, prosecutors said. In court documents related to the January 6 case, prosecutors said Matthew Huttle had a long history of arrests and convictions for driving while intoxicated
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