Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 70
- Location
- Crown Point, Indiana
- Charges
- Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon (2 counts); Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers; Civil Disorder; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Disorderly or Disruptive Conduct in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full; Sentenced
- Presidential action
- Pardon
Case Summary
Body-worn camera footage from Jan. 6, 2021, shows Dale Huttle reaching over barricades on steps leading to the U.S. Capitol and appearing to strike at least two officers with a flagpole bearing an upside-down American flag, according to an FBI statement of facts. The FBI claims Huttle continued to strike the officers after they fell, as others tried to pull them to safety. About a half-hour later, Huttle was filmed grabbing at another officer’s baton and yelling “Surrender,” according to the FBI. Huttle appears to have traveled to Washington with his nephew, Matthew Huttle, who filmed their approach to the Capitol building. An off-camera voice who the FBI claims sounds like Dale Huttle can be heard saying, “Are you ready to go to jail? Let’s go,” and “Think we ought to bum rush the Capitol building.” Dale Huttle was arrested Nov. 9, 2022, in Merrillville, Ind., and Matthew Huttle was arrested Nov. 28, 2022, in Boise, Idaho.
Case History
Huttle pleaded Guilty to one charge: Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 6/18/2024 to 30 months incarceration; 36 months of supervised release; $3,639 in restitution; $100 special assessment. Huttle received a full pardon on January 20, 2025
Sources
- Primary Documentation
NPR Jan. 6 Defendant DatabaseNPR - Primary Documentation
Underlying court recordCourt record linked by NPR
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.