One of those defendants, Matthew Huttle, was recently shot and killed by law enforcement in Indiana during a traffic stop just days after receiving a pardon for his role in the Capitol riot.

In 2023, Huttle pleaded guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds on Jan. 6, and received a sentence of six months in prison.

Huttle "has an extensive criminal history that demonstrates a pattern and practice of disrespecting and disobeying the rule of law, which is consistent with his actions on January 6, 2021," prosecutors said.

In one incident, "Huttle spanked his 3-year-old son so hard that he left bruises all over the child's backside and the child's neck, and the child had such extreme pain on his backside that he could not sit properly for a week," prosecutors said. "Huttle was sentenced to 2.5 years of imprisonment."

Prosecutors also noted repeated arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol.

Huttle's defense attorney attributed his criminal record to a history of "extreme alcohol abuse."

Even after Jan. 6, Huttle continued to rack up state charges in Indiana for driving offenses.

Less than a week after he received a pardon from Trump, Huttle was fatally shot in an altercation with a sheriff's deputy, according to Indiana State Police.

Theodore Middendorf was accused by Illinois prosecutors of "Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child." Prosecutors said in a court filing obtained by NPR that Middendorf "committed an act of sexual penetration." Indiana state records indicate that Middendorf's victim was 7 years old.

Middendorf entered a guilty plea in that case in May 2024 and was sentenced to 19 years in prison. He is currently registered as a sex offender in the state and remains in custody on those charges.

Separately, Middendorf pleaded guilty to destruction of government property for striking a window at the U.S. Capitol with a flagpole on Jan. 6. He had not yet been sentenced for his role in the Capitol riot when the Justice Department moved to dismiss his case following Trump's order.

Not getting much traction, gweggy.

lee wrote on May 6^th, 2025 at 12:21pm:


No right-wingers are prepared to condemn these people.

Tells you everything you need to know.

greggerypeccary wrote on May 6^th, 2025 at 12:47pm:



And the left-wingers don 't decry the California Democrats for refusing to make minor solicitation a felony. Just which side of the hump are you on?

Floyd?

The usual crowd are defending kiddie fiddlers, rapists and wife beaters.

No surprises there.