An Indiana man recently pardoned by President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol has been shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop.
Just after 4 p.m. on Sunday, a Jasper County Sheriff’s deputy pulled over 42-year-old Matthew Huttle of Hobart, Indiana State Police said in news release.
While trying to arrest Huttle, police say he resisted and began struggling with the deputy.
“An altercation took place between the suspect and the officer, which resulted in the officer firing his weapon and fatally wounding the suspect,” police said.
Police added that Huttle “was in possession of a firearm” during the traffic stop but did not say whether he wielded the weapon or where exactly it was found.
“For full transparency, I requested the Indiana State Police to investigate this officer-involved shooting,” Jasper County Sheriff Patrick Williamson said in a statement. “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.”
Indiana State Police did not provide additional details about why the sheriff’s deputy tried to arrest Huttle and did not immediately respond to USA TODAY’s request for further information about that and the gun they say he had.
Huttle and his uncle were part of Jan. 6
Huttle was arrested in November 2022 after investigators said he was identified on video inside the Capitol building going into “multiple” offices, the Crypt area and hallways on Jan. 6, 2021.
He was sentenced in November 2023 to six months in prison and a year of supervised release after pleading guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building, a lesser charge than issued to his uncle, Dale Huttle, whom he traveled with that day.
Dale Huttle and his nephew were each sentenced to prison for their involvement during the breach, which included the elder Huttle striking police officers with a flagpole.
“I’m not ashamed of being there. It was our duty as patriots,” he said during a news interview afterward, according to the Department of Justice. “I put myself on the line to defend the country. And I have, I have no regrets. I will not say I’m sorry.”
Supporters of then-President Donald Trump attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
One other Capitol riot defendants has run into trouble
Last week, another man connected to the Jan. 6 riot was arrested after Trump pardoned him.
Daniel Ball of Florida was arrested on a pending federal gun charge out of Florida connected to prior convictions of domestic violence battery by strangulation and resisting law enforcement with violence, reported The Hill and The New York Times.
His attorney, Amy Collins, told USA TODAY on Monday that Ball was never released following his pardon and was immediately held on the Florida warrant, which she said “stems directly from the DC January 6 prosecution.”
“It is our position that the Middle District of Florida case should be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to President Trump’s January 20th proclamation as to January 6 defendants,” she said.
Ball and Huttle are among more than 1,500 people pardoned by Trump stemming from the Capitol attack Jan. 6, 2021.
“These are the hostages, approximately 1,500 for a pardon. Full pardon,” Trump said in the Oval Office on the first day of his second term as president. “This is a big one. We hope they come out tonight.”
Contributing: Noe Padilla, Sarah Nelson, Bart Jansen
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