{"id":39087,"date":"2025-02-28T01:52:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T07:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=39087"},"modified":"2025-02-28T01:52:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T07:52:52","slug":"man-pardoned-for-jan-6-crime-feared-returning-to-jail-before-deputy-killed-him-in-traffic-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=39087","title":{"rendered":"Man pardoned for Jan. 6 crime feared returning to jail before deputy killed him in traffic stop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An Indiana man who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and had recently been pardoned by President Donald Trump told authorities that he couldn’t afford to be in legal trouble just before a sheriff\u2019s deputy fatally shot him during a traffic stop<\/a> last month, body camera video released Thursday shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A special prosecutor <\/strong>said the Jasper County sheriff\u2019s deputy was legally justified in shooting Matthew Huttle, 42, on Jan. 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huttle ran to his vehicle, said he would shoot himself and raised a handgun after he was told he was under arrest for a traffic-related felony, and the deputy shot him after a struggle, special prosecutor Chris Vawter said in a statement<\/a> released with video of the traffic stop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t do it. I can\u2019t go to jail for this, sir,” Huttle told the deputy as they stood at the rear of Huttle\u2019s vehicle, body camera video shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huttle runs toward the driver\u2019s side door as the deputy yells, \u201cDon\u2019t you do it, buddy,\u201d and Huttle gets in the car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m shooting myself,\u201d Huttle says. The deputy says \u201cNo, no, no\u201d and fires, the video shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vawter said that there was a struggle and that the deputy saw Huttle raise a firearm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The video is blurred during the shooting, and it is unclear what happened inside the vehicle right before it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investigators later found a loaded 9 mm handgun and ammunition in the car, Vawter said. \u201cDash camera footage confirmed that Huttle raised an object while inside the vehicle,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huttle was among the 1,500 people convicted or charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol and pardoned by Trump last month<\/a> on the first day of his second presidential term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In November 2023, Huttle pleaded guilty to one count of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds and was sentenced to six months in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the start of the traffic stop, Huttle tells the deputy, \u201cI just want to let you know that I\u2019m a January 6 defendant,\u201d the video shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI stormed the Capitol. I\u2019m waiting on my pardon,\u201d he says, adding, \u201cI can\u2019t really afford to get into any trouble right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huttle was pulled over for going 70 mph in a 55-mph zone, the deputy tells him in the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huttle tells the deputy that he is driving without a license and waiting on a \u201chardship license,\u201d which allows people who have suspended licenses to have some driving privileges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huttle was found to be a habitual traffic violator, which is a felony, Vawter said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the shooting happened in Jasper County, the Clinton County Prosecutor\u2019s Office was called in to complete an independent review of the shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The deputy was legally justified in using deadly force to defend himself,\u201d Vawter said in the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was probable cause to arrest Huttle on a felony charge, and when Huttle reached for the weapon, he posed an imminent risk to the deputy, Vawter said. The investigation is closed, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The deputy had been placed on administrative leave, which is routine after a shooting, officials said at the time. A voicemail left with the Jasper County Sheriff\u2019s Office after hours Thursday about whether the deputy was still on leave was not immediately returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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