Killing of Matthew Huttle, 42, during traffic stop ‘legally justified’ and will not lead to criminal charges, lawyers say

Summary

Matthew Huttle, a 42-year-old pardoned January 6 rioter, was fatally shot by an Indiana deputy during a traffic stop 6 days after Trump granted clemency to over 1,500 Capitol attackers.

Huttle, previously sentenced to six months in prison, was pulled over for driving 70mph (113km/h) in a 55mph zone and faced arrest as a habitual traffic offender.

According to newly released body camera footage, Huttle said “I’m shooting myself” before reaching for a loaded gun in his car, prompting the deputy to fire.

Prosecutors ruled the shooting “legally justified.” His death adds to mounting legal issues among pardoned rioters.

  • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Honestly feel really bad for the guy

    You shouldn’t, they were a Nazi traitor to our country

    He goes to end his own life and gets murdered for it

    If he was actually gonna off himself then this is also a good thing: cop gets karma points for taking out a Nazi rather than the Nazi themselves

    He was right at the edge of what he could handle

    …because he was a traitorous Nazi, important context

    arrest was enough to put him over the edge

    Maybe if you’re nervous about the law you shouldn’t do 50% over the speed limit while also being a known regular bad driver

    possess the empathy enough to understand exactly how this person felt in his last moments

    As do many of us, we just don’t feel it was nearly bad enough for him compared to what he deserved