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Subway Sandwich Thrower Found Not Guilty in D.C. Jury Rebuke
- On Thursday, a Washington, D.C. jury found Sean Dunn, former Department of Justice paralegal, not guilty of misdemeanor assault after he threw a Subway sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent on Aug. 10.
- U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office initially sought felony charges but a Washington, D.C. grand jury refused to indict, so prosecutors pursued a misdemeanor instead amid President Donald Trump's deployment of federal agents to Washington, D.C.
- Defense lawyers emphasized gag gifts and visual evidence to argue that a Subway sandwich still in its wrapping and the `Felony Footlong` patch showed the throw could not cause harm.
- Jurors deliberated for roughly 7 hours before returning the not guilty verdict, and Sean Dunn hugged his lawyers, saying he was relieved and looking forward to moving on.
- The acquittal is another setback for prosecutors in Washington, reflecting backlash over law-enforcement surge cases and a pattern of grand juries in Washington, D.C. refusing to indict.
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Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge - The Boston Globe
A viral video of the sandwich tossing made Sean Charles Dunn a symbol of resistance to Trump’s deployment of federal agents to combat crime in the nation’s capital.
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