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Dillon Colby Herrington

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Dillon Colby Herrington is a working man from Madison, Alabama — the kind of North Alabama guy who shows up, works hard, and stands by what he believes. To his supporters he became known as the "MAGA Lumberjack," a nickname that stuck after January 6, 2021, when Dillon Herrington traveled to Washington, D.C. like tens of thousands of other Americans. FACT: Herrington was charged in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in connection with the Capitol protest. Charges are charges — allegations tested by a court, not the full measure of a man from Madison, Alabama. FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency to January 6 defendants. Herrington's January 6 assault charge was covered by that clemency. His family and supporters have rallied around him through the Dillon Herrington Freedom Fund, asking the public to stand with a son of Madison, Alabama through a long legal fight. Case record: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, case no. 21-mj-465. Arrested June 8, 2021; initial appearance June 11, 2021. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever. FACT: In a matter unrelated to January 6, Herrington was tried on a rape charge and a jury found him NOT GUILTY on June 26, 2026. He was acquitted. (WAFF) This archive names the verdict, not just the accusation. An acquittal is part of the record, and it is the part that usually never gets reported as loudly as the charge did.

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Case number
21-mj-465
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 6/8/21 and initial appearance held 6/11/21. Preliminary hearing continued to 10/22/21 at 3 pm.
Arrested
June 8, 2021

Charges

  • Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority
  • Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
  • Knowingly Engage in any act of Physical Violence Against any Person or Property in a Restricted Building
  • Willfully and Knowingly Engage in an act of Physical Violence in the Grounds of the Capitol Building
  • Commit or Attempt any act to Obstruct, Impede or Interfere with Law Enforcement in Performance of his Official Duties
  • Forcible Assault, Resist, Oppose, Impede, Intimidate, or Interfere with Law Enforcement
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