Limestone County judge denies ‘MAGA Lumberjack' bond again in rape case
LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — A Madison man accused of rape was denied bond a second time.
Dillon Herrington, 33, is charged with rape from a 2023 incident. 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.
Limestone County Circuit Judge Chadwick Wise denied him bond on Thursday afternoon.
He was given the name 'MAGA Lumberjack' 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.
Herrington was granted a Certificate of Pardon regarding these federal charges on or about Feb. 25.
During an Aniah's Law hearing on Jan. 5, 2024, Wise ordered Herrington 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. The attorneys said bond was not considered in the Jan. 2024 hearing because of a pending federal matter against him, which was later pardoned.
During Thursday's hearing, Herrington's attorney said his client had been in the Limestone County Jail for 17 months, and during that time, he has had difficulty meeting with Herrington. The attorney argued Herrington is not a danger to anyone, saying no weapon was used in this case.
According to Herrington's attorney, he has family ties in Madison. If granted bond, he said Herrington would be kept on the right path by his mother.
The prosecutor argued that, though Herrington has received a pardon for his actions on Jan. 6, he still has a history of violence. She said he brought weapons with him to the capital and threatened law enforcement officers.
The prosecutor said Herrington used violence in this case, arguing that the woman who was raped had injuries on her body.
Wise ultimately ruled that Aniah's Law still applied in this instance, even with the pardon of his January 6 assault charges.
In January 2025, documents show his jury trial date was scheduled for June 23.
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