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MAGA Lumberjack Gets Not Guilty Verdict

A jury just acquitted Dillon Herrington, the infamous “MAGA Lumberjack,” on a first-degree rape charge — a verdict that closes one chapter but leaves his turbulent legal saga far from over. Accused of assaulting a woman unable to consent in 2024, Herrington also faces a complicated past tied to January 6th, including charges of throwing lumber at police and damaging barricades — charges he was later pardoned for. His defense argued he’d stay put if granted bond, citing family ties in Madison, but prosecutors countered with his history of violence. While this rape case is now settled…

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