‘RIOTER’ KILLED
January 6 US Capitol protester Matthew Huttle is shot DEAD by police just days after being pardoned by Donald Trump
He had previously spent six months behind bars
A JANUARY 6 protester pardoned by President Trump has been shot and killed by cops during a traffic stop.
Matthew Huttle, 42, died after he was pulled over in Indiana on Sunday afternoon.
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Huttle, from Hobart, around 40 miles southeast of Chicago, had been freed for his role in the 2021 Capitol riot just days earlier.
He was shot dead by a Jasper County sheriff's deputy when he was pulled over on a state road about 45 miles southeast of Gary.
Police said they were attempting to arrest Huttle before an "altercation" led to the fatal shot.
"An altercation took place between the suspect and the officer, which resulted in the officer firing his weapon and fatally wounding the suspect," cops said.
Huttle had been in possession of a gun at the time of his stop, but no other information about the fatal incident has been released.
Police have also not revealed why Huttle was initially stopped.
"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," Jasper County Sheriff Patrick Williamson said.
An investigation into the death was launched, and the deputy who shot him has been put on paid administrative leave.
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Huttle was handed a six-month jail sentence in 2023 due to his involvement on January 6.
He pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge of entering and remaining in a restricted building and was released from jail in July 2024.
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Huttle had traveled to Washington DC with his uncle, Dale Huttle, to attend the 2021 pro-Trump rally.
His uncle had been sentenced to 30 months in prison for assaulting, resisting or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon, causing serious bodily injury after he jabbed and struck multiple police officers with a flagpole on January 6, according to the .
Huttle recorded the 16 minutes he spent inside the Capitol building on that day.
Investigators said they obtained the videos Huttle shot because they were uploaded to his own Google account.
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His defense attorney, Andrew Hemmer, had previously argued Huttle's actions were not politically charged.
"He is not a true believer in any political cause," Hemmer said in a court filing.
"He instead went to the rally because he thought it would be a historic moment and he had nothing better to do after getting out of jail for a driving offense."
He was one of 1,500 people pardoned by Trump for their involvement on January 6.
The president signed the mass executive order just hours after his second inauguration last week.
Huttle's uncle was also pardoned by Trump.
Trump didn't speak about the pardoning in his inaugural address but made a vow of support to them shortly after.
"I was going to talk about the J6 hostages," he told a crowd of supporters after being inaugurated.
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"But you'll be happy because, you know, it's action, not words, that count.
"And you're going to see a lot of action on the J6 hostages."
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