Pardoned Capitol rioter shot dead after resisting arrest
A man convicted for participating in the 6th January 2021 Capitol riot, who was pardoned last week by former President Donald Trump, was shot by police after "refusing to comply," the Indiana State Police reported on Monday.
Forty-two-year-old Matthew Huttle attempted to resist arrest during an incident on Sunday afternoon.
Resisted arrest
Matthew Huttle was stopped for a traffic check at 16:15 GMT by a Jasper County Sheriff’s deputy, authorities said in a press release. Police claim that Huttle resisted arrest and was found with a firearm.
Huttle was one of many individuals identified as participants in the 6th January 2021 Capitol riot, during which hundreds of supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the building, attempting to halt the counting of electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election.
According to court records, Huttle reached an agreement with federal prosecutors in August 2023, pleading guilty to the charge of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds. In November 2023, he was sentenced to six months in federal prison, followed by 12 months of supervised release.
Trump pardons: Sentences for the Capitol riot
The situation changed when Trump pardoned approximately 1,500 people connected to the 6th January events. The former president did so right after his term ended.
According to the indictment, Huttle was at the Capitol that day with his uncle, and investigators obtained videos uploaded to his Google account showing him at the scene.
Huttle’s uncle also reached a plea deal and was sentenced to 30 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. The indictment stated that he was identified on video attacking officers with flagpoles on the Capitol steps.
Source: Fox News
