LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — A Madison man, given the name “MAGA Lumberjack” from the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, has a hearing to reduce his bond for rape charges out of Limestone County in 2023.
Dillon Herrington, 33, is charged with rape in 2023. According to court documents, in Jan. 2024, Herrington was indicted by a grand jury for raping a woman who was incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless or mentally incapacitated.
In January 2025, documents show his jury trial date was scheduled for June 23.
During an Aniah’s Law hearing on Jan. 5, 2024, Limestone County Circuit Judge Chadwick Wise ordered Herrington to be held without bond pending further court action.
Court records obtained by News 19 show that on March 4, Herrington’s attorneys filed a motion to set a reasonable bond. They say bond was not considered in the Jan. 2024 hearing because of a pending a federal matter against him. However, Herrington was granted a Certificate of Pardon regarding his federal case on or about Feb. 25.
He has since served 431 days in the Limestone County Detention Center. If bail were set, Herrington’s attorneys say he could make bail in the amount of $10,000. The attorneys ask the court to set Herrington’s bond to this amount or some other amount they determine reasonable, and that Herrington be “released from custody upon satisfaction of said bail.”
On April 8, Limestone County Circuit Court Judge Chadwick Wise granted the motion and Herrington is to appear in front of the court for a bond reduction hearing on May 8.
Herrington’s time in court started in 2021 when he was accused of throwing a 4-by-4 piece of lumber at police and hurling a police barricade as part of charges that allege he impeded and intimidated law enforcement during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
This prompted his nickname online as the “MAGA Lumberjack.”
His federal charges were dropped in Jan. 2023 “without prejudice.” Following a request by federal prosecutors, Herrington entered a guilty plea as part of the agreement.
Following his plea, Herrington was sentenced to 37 months in prison and 36 months of supervised release.
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