A sheriff’s officer shot and killed an Indiana man during a traffic check on Sunday after he was just pardoned for his involvement in the Capitol riot on January 6. According to a press release from the authorities, a Jasper County.
Sheriff’s officer stopped 42-year-old Matthew Huttle around 4:15 p.m. It said that Huttle had a gun on him and had resisted arrest. “An altercation took place between the suspect and the officer,
Which resulted in the officer firing his weapon and fatally wounding the suspect,” according to the statement. Sheriff Patrick Williamson asked the Indiana State Police to conduct an inquiry.
According to department procedure, the deputy was put on paid administrative leave, Williamson said. “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,” Williamson said in a statement. “I will release the officer’s name once I have approval from the State Police Detectives.”