Dillon Colby Herrington, Assault on Law Enforcement, Washington District of Columbia 2021

An Alabama man, 29, has been arrested and charged with federal offenses related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Dillon Colby Herrington, of Madison, is accused of forcibly assaulting, resisting, opposing or interfering with law enforcement, disorderly conduct on restricted grounds, and engaging in physical violence on grounds of the Capitol building.

According to court documents, Herrington was on the exterior grounds of the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021. Surveillance footage captured him on two separate occasions, attempting to strike members of law enforcement with objects.

Herrington allegedly threw a wooden 4×4 piece of lumber in the direction of police, and then threw an unknown object in the direction of law enforcement and took hold of a metal barricade, throwing it in the direction of law enforcement. Investigators believe no member of law enforcement was struck in Herrington’s attempted assault.

The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section. Valuable assistance was provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama.

The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Washington Field Office, as well as the Metropolitan Police Department, with significant assistance provided by the FBI’s Birmingham Field Office.

In the 150 days since January 6, 2021, approximately 465 individuals have been arrested on charges related to the January 6 Capitol breach, including over 130 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement. The investigation remains ongoing.

Herrington made his initial court appearance in the Northern District of Alabama this afternoon.

The charges contained in any criminal complaint or indictment are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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