By MICHAEL LEVENSON NYTimes News Service
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A man who received a pardon from President Donald Trump for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy Sunday after he resisted arrest during a traffic stop, the Indiana State Police said.

The state police said a deputy with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office stopped the man, Matthew W. Huttle, 42, of Hobart, Indiana, around 4:15 p.m. in a vehicle on a state road near the Pulaski County line.

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In a statement on the shooting, the state police did not say why the deputy had stopped the vehicle.

“During the traffic stop, the officer attempted to arrest the suspect when the suspect resisted,” the state police said. “An altercation took place between the suspect and the officer, which resulted in the officer firing his weapon and fatally wounding the suspect.”

An investigation showed that Huttle “was in possession of a firearm,” the state police said.

The state police said no further information would be released about the shooting, which it was investigating with help from the Jasper County prosecutor. Once the investigation is completed, the findings will be sent to the county prosecutor for review, the state police said.

The Jasper County sheriff, Patrick Williamson, said that the deputy who shot Huttle had been placed on paid administrative leave, following standard procedure. He said he would release the deputy’s name once he had the approval of state police detectives.

“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.

Nicholas Barnes, a lawyer who had represented Huttle for about 10 years, mostly in driving and alcohol-related cases, said he was “genuinely shocked” that Huttle had been involved in the Jan. 6 riot. He said he was hoping to find out more about what had led to the fatal shooting of his client Sunday.

“To my knowledge,” he said in an interview, “Matthew was a nonviolent individual, so I know the Indiana State Police are investigating the encounter and I will be very interested to read their findings.”

Huttle was among the more than 1,550 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack who received pardons from Trump last week.

Federal prosecutors said that Huttle, a journeyman carpenter, had traveled to Washington with his uncle, Dale Huttle, and had recorded video of the riot as he entered the Capitol. Matthew Huttle pleaded guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building, a misdemeanor, in August 2023. He was sentenced to six months in prison, court records show.

Dale Huttle, who used a flagpole to assault law enforcement officers, pleaded guilty in December 2023 to a felony count of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon, causing serious bodily injury. He was sentenced in June 2024 to 30 months in prison, prosecutors said.

In court documents related to the Jan. 6 case, prosecutors said Matthew Huttle had a long history of arrests and convictions for driving while intoxicated.