Trump-Pardoned Capitol Rioter Killed During Police Stop: Reports

A man accused of the assault on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, and pardoned by President Donald Trump was slain by police during a traffic check, officials say.

A sheriff's officer killed Matthew Huttle, 42, on Sunday after he "resisted" arrest during a traffic check in northwest Indiana, according to a state police statement.

"An altercation occurred between the suspect and the officer, which resulted in the officer firing his weapon and fatally wounding the suspect," the statement added, without providing any other information beyond the fact that Huttle had a pistol.

US media reports listed Huttle as one of the 1500 persons prosecuted or convicted in connection with the Capitol assault who Trump pardoned.

Trump's move, made just hours after taking office last week, attracted sharp criticism from Democrats and some backlash from Republicans for including criminals convicted of violently attacking police.

Huttle was sentenced to six months in prison and released in July of last year, according to local news site FOX59.

His uncle, who also took part in the incident on January 6, was sentenced to 30 months in prison last year after pleading guilty to assaulting police officers with a flagpole, according to the television station.

According to media accounts, another pardon recipient, Florida's Daniel Ball, was immediately rearrested last week on a federal firearms conviction that predated the Capitol attack.