US EditionDC man seen throwing sandwich at agent charged with misdemeanor after grand jury declines indictment
Sean Charles Dunn, a former Justice Department employee, faces misdemeanor assault charges after a grand jury declined a felony indictment for throwing a sandwich at a federal agent, prosecutors said.
- On August 10, Sean Dunn, a former employee of the Justice Department, was arrested in the U Street area of Washington D.C. after throwing a footlong sandwich at a federal immigration officer.
- Prosecutors initially sought a felony assault charge requiring a grand jury indictment, but a grand jury declined to indict Dunn earlier this week.
- Following the indictment failure, Dunn was charged with misdemeanor assault for “assaulting, resisting or impeding” a federal officer, carrying a penalty of up to one year in jail.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed that Dunn was quickly dismissed and emphasized that anyone who shows disrespect toward the government and law enforcement will not be employed in this administration.
- The case highlights backlash against President Trump’s federal law enforcement surge in D.C., with some residents viewing Dunn as a symbol of resistance to the increased federal presence.
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Man seen throwing sandwich charged with misdemeanor after grand jury declines indictment
A man who hurled a sandwich at a federal agent was charged with a misdemeanor offense after prosecutors failed to convince a grand jury to return a more serious indictment.
Grand Juries in D.C. Reject Prosecutors’ Efforts to Level Harsh Charges Against Residents
For the third time in slightly more than a week, grand jurors in Washington have rejected efforts by federal prosecutors to obtain an indictment against a resident accused of a felony assault against a federal agent. The pattern of failure — in what was now three separate cases — suggested that something extraordinary was taking place in the city’s federal courts. It indicated that the ordinary people called upon to sit on grand juries were push…
Sandwich-hurling protester in DC only charged with misdemeanor, disappointing Trump's plans to make him a felon
A man captured on camera hurling a sandwich at a federal agent in D.C. has been charged with a misdemeanor offense after prosecutors failed to convince a grand jury to return a more serious felony indictment, according to court papers filed Thursday. The move is a blow to the Trump administration, which had highlighted the felony assault case against Sean Charles Dunn to show it would aggressively prosecute violence against law enforcement — eve…
DC ‘sandwich guy’ charged with misdemeanor assault after grand jury rejects felony
A man accused of throwing a sandwich at a federal law enforcement official in Washington, D.C, amid President Trump’s city takeover has been charged with misdemeanor assault. Sean Dunn, a Department of Justice (DOJ) employee at the time of the incident, was charged Wednesday with one count of “assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees,” according to…
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