According to Indiana State Police, the officer attempted to arrest the suspect, but the suspect resisted and an altercation took place.

An Indiana man was fatally shot by a deputy during a traffic stop just days after he was pardoned by President Donald Trump for a misdemeanor related to the 2021 U.S. Capitol riot. Matthew Huttle, 42,

"He is somewhat distrustful of the government in general, but he did not know if the 2020 election was 'stolen' or not," his attorney said.

A northwest Indiana man who was charged in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was shot and killed by an Indiana sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop Sunday afternoon.

The Indiana State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting, which led to the death of Matthew Huttle, 42, from Hobart, on Sunday.

Matthew Huttle, the pardoned Jan. 6 defendant shot by an Indiana deputy during a traffic stop, had a lengthy criminal history.

JASPER COUNTY, Ind. (WKRC) — An Indiana January 6 rioter recently pardoned by President Donald Trump was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy Sunday. Matthew Huttle, 42, of Hobart, Indiana was fatally struck by gunfire during a traffic stop involving a deputy with the Jasper County Sheriff's Department, according to a release.

Matthew Huttle, a man pardoned by President Trump, from the Capitol attack Jan. 6, riot, was killed by a deputy during a traffic stop in Indiana.

An altercation took place between the suspect and the officer, which resulted in the officer firing his weapon and fatally wounding the suspect,” state police said in a news release.

Former state Sen. Dave Vinzant, D-Hobart, is joined by his family in the Indiana Senate chamber Monday as he holds the crystal eagle presented to former members of the state legislative body. The 50 members of the Indiana Senate paused their usual business Monday to honor one of their former colleagues from Northwest Indiana.

Matthew Huttle, the pardoned Jan. 6 defendant shot by an Indiana deputy during a traffic stop, had a lengthy criminal history.

The Indiana State Police have identified the man killed in a police-involved shooting in Jasper County as Matthew W. Huttle, 42,