A man who received a forgiveness from President Trump for his participation in January 6, 2021, Riot in the United States Capitol was a fatal shot by the Sheriff’s deputy on Sunday after resisting the arrest during a traffic stop, Indiana State Police said.
The State Police said that a deputy from the Sheriff’s office of Jasper’s County stopped the man, Matthew W. Huttle, 42, of Hobart, Indian The Pulasski County line.
In A statement In the shooting, the State Police did not say why the deputy had stopped the vehicle.
“During the traffic stop, the officer tried to arrest the suspect when the suspect resisted,” said the state police. “There was an altercation between the suspect and the officer, which turned out that the officer triggered his weapon and fatally hurt the suspect.”
An investigation showed that Mr. Huttle “was in possession of a firearm,” said the state police.
The State Police said there would be no more information about the shooting, which he was investigating with the help of Jasper County prosecutor. Once the investigation is completed, the findings will be sent to the County Prosecutor for review, said the state police.
Jasper’s County Sheriff, Patrick Williamson, said the deputy who shot Mr. Huttle had been put on a paid administrative license, after the standard procedure. He said he would release the name of the deputy once he had the approval of the state police detectives.
“Our condolences are with the family of the deceased, since any loss of lives is traumatic for those close to Mr. Huttle,” said Sheriff Williamson.
Nicholas Barnes, a lawyer who had represented Mr. Huttle for about 10 years, mainly in cases of driving and alcohol, said he was “really shocked” that Huttle would have been involved in the disturbances of January 6. He said he expected more information about what he had led to his client’s fatal shooting on Sunday.
“May I know,” he said in an interview, “Matthew was a non -violent individual, so I know that Indiana State Police is investigating the meeting and I will be very interested in reading his findings.”
Huttle was one of the more than 1,550 people accused in relation to the January 6 attack that received forgives from Mr. Trump last week.
Federal prosecutors said Mr. Huttle, an official carpenter, had traveled to Washington with his uncle, Dale Huttle, and had recorded a video of the riots when he entered the Capitol. Matthew Huttle declared himself guilty of entering and staying in a restricted building, a damn, in August 2023. He was sentenced to six months in prison, as shown in the judicial records.
Dale Huttle, who used a toast toast to assault the agents of the law, declared himself guilty in December 2023 of a serious crime of assaulting, resisting or preventing officers with a dangerous weapon, causing serious bodily injuries. He was sentenced in June 2024 30 months in prison, prosecutors said.
In judicial documents related to the case of January 6, prosecutors said Matthew Huttle had a long history of arrests and condemnations for drunk driving.
Mr. Huttle’s lawyer in the case of January 6, Andrew Hemmer, wrote in judicial documents that his client began to drink when he was a teenager and that for almost 15 years he drank from 12 to 18 beers almost every day.
“Much of Matt’s criminal history and many of the problems in his life in general are directly related to their extreme alcohol abuse,” Hemmer wrote.
Hemmer said Matthew Huttle “was not a true believer in any political movement,” but had agreed to lead his uncle to Mr. Trump’s demonstration on January 6, 2021. At that time, Matthew Huttle had just been released from the jail later. His most recent arrest for a drunk driving charge, Hemmer wrote.
“Matt’s motivation was something to do and because he thought it would be a historical event that could document through photos and videos,” Hemmer wrote. “His uncle talked to him about politics and stolen elections, but Matt mostly tune in this since he really didn’t care.”
Matthew Huttle was the father of two children and had experienced “a lot of tragedy and loss” in life, Hemmer wrote.
His mother died in April 2023 and his son’s mother died in 2022 due to an overdose of fentanyl, Hemmer wrote.
In 2015, Mr. Huttle was shot in the back of the knee, and in 2018 he was attacked with a hammer and baseball bat by his mother’s boyfriend, causing extensive wounds, Hemmer wrote.
Mr. Huttle’s health “had quickly deteriorated in recent years,” since he suffered from chronic arthritis, emphysema and cirrhosis in the late liver stage caused by his excessive consumption, Hemmer wrote.
“He is a great worker, he often needs to relocate and reset his life in the short term to find a new job,” Hemmmer wrote in a sentence memorandum in November 2023. “He has lived in California, Idaho, Arkansas and Indiana and will probably be tried relocate again, to another place in Indiana, once this case is resolved. “
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