Pardoned J6 prisoner shot dead by cops after allegedly resisting arrest

A traffic stop turned deadly resulted in many demanding to see body cam footage after it was revealed the man shot was a pardoned J6er.

(Video Credit: ABC 7 Chicago)

While many defendants were still being held when President Donald Trump issued his pardons, commutations, and dismissal of pending indictments related to Jan. 6, 2021, some had either already served their time or were on supervised release. Such was the case for 42-year-old Matthew Huttle of Hobart, Indiana who was fatally shot Sunday during a traffic stop that allegedly led to “an altercation.”

ABC 7 confirmed that a Jasper County Sheriff’s Department deputy had stopped Huttle shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday that according to authorities led to the man’s attempt to resist arrest.

Indiana State Police detailed that “an altercation took place between the suspect and the officer, which resulted in the officer firing his weapon and fatally wounding the suspect.”

“The investigation also shows that during the traffic stop, the suspect was in possession of a firearm,” said the police.

A statement from Jasper County Sheriff Patrick Williamson read, “For full transparency, I requested the Indiana State Police to investigate this officer-involved shooting. The officer who is involved has been placed on paid administrative leave, which is standard protocol and is our policy in these situations. 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. I will release the officer’s name once I have approval from the State Police Detectives.”

Speaking with WTHR, Nick Barnes, an attorney representing Huttle in a pending motor vehicle case stated, “I plan to find out a lot more about it.”

The pardoned J6er had been sentenced to six months in federal prison followed by 12 months of supervised release, resulting in his discharge from prison for his Jan. 6, 2021 conviction on July 17, 2024.

Defense attorney Andrew Hemmer said in a court filing, “He is not a true believer in any political cause. 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.”

Along with multiple convictions for driving while intoxicated, Huttle was said to have been arrested in 2019 for operating a motor vehicle as a habitual traffic violator.

His uncle Dale Huttle, whom he had accompanied on Jan. 6, had been sentenced to 30 months in prison and 24 months of supervised release along with a fine of $3,639 having pled guilty to one count of assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon and causing serious bodily injury as photos from Jan. 6 featured him wielding an American flag on a pole.

The decedent was not the first J6er to have a run-in with the law following the pardons from Trump as Fox 59 had reported that Daniel Ball of Florida had been arrested for alleged possession of a firearm as a convicted felon the day after the clemency had been granted by the president.

Considering the lengths it took for the release of the prisoners, referred to as “hostages” by Trump, many demanded to see footage of the alleged altercation that resulted in the fatal shooting.

Kevin Haggerty

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