Man pardoned for January 6 shot dead by police

A man from Indiana, among more than 1,500 people recently pardoned by Trump for their participation in the January 6, 2021, riot, was shot by police on January 26 during an incident in which he allegedly resisted arrest.

A deputy from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office reportedly stopped Matthew Huttle’s vehicle shortly before the fatal incident.

The interception took place on Sunday evening on State Road 14, an east-west road running through northern Indiana.

According to the Indiana State Police, this traffic stop led the officer to attempt to arrest Matthew Huttle, who was allegedly in possession of a firearm at the time of the interception.

Huttle was still under a 12-month supervised release after his release from prison last summer for his role in the Capitol assault.

He reportedly resisted arrest by the sheriff’s deputy, which led the latter to use his firearm, resulting in Huttle’s death.

The deputy from the Jasper County sheriff’s office was immediately placed on administrative leave during the investigation into the events.

Huttle, 42 years old, from Indiana, was sentenced in 2023 to six months in prison for his role in the Capitol assault on January 6, 2021.

He pleaded guilty to illegal intrusion into a secured building.

Released since July 2024, Huttle recently benefited from a presidential pardon granted by Donald Trump in January 2025.

This controversial pardon, extended to all those accused involved in the assault on the Capitol, divides opinion between those who see it as mere dissent and those who consider it an attempted overthrow of the government orchestrated by Trump and his allies.