A Donald Trump fan who refused last month to remove his “Make America Great Again” hat while at a Minnesota polling place was charged yesterday in a misdemeanor complaint.

Police say Christopher Villwock, 34, was “wearing a hat displaying a logo/slogan of a candidate appearing on the ballot for the presidential election” when he showed up at a polling site on November 5.

Villwock was repeatedly asked to remove his hat by polling supervisors and election judges, according to a December 17 court filing. Villwock “became confrontational and would not abide by the numerous requests to leave the polling place.” He “was eventually removed” by officers with the Mankato Police Department.

 A police review of surveillance footage showed Villwock ignoring election officials and “walking up to and questioning citizens who were attempting to vote at that time.” As a result of the disruption, a “long line of voters formed,” with officials being “forced to redirect voters away from the situation while simultaneously addressing Villwock.”

Pictured in the above Facebook photo, Villwock was charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly violating the state’s fair campaign practices statute. The count carries a maximum penalty of $300.

Villwock, who lives on Patriot Drive in Mankato, has posts on his Facebook page urging support for Republican candidates and detailing the supposed side effects of fluoridated water. Another post shows a handwritten sign declaring that, “All 3 letter agencies need to be defunded and to be abolished.”

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate, taught and coached football at Mankato West High School for a decade before leaving to run for Congress in 2006.