The person who threw a sandwich at a US Federal Agent was found not guilty of assault
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A Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a Federal agent during US President Donald Trump’s Law Enforcement in Washington was found not guilty of assault Thursday in an official reprimand.
The viral video of a sandwich made by Sean Charles Dunn is a symbol of resistance to Trump’s deployment of federal agencies to fight crime in the nation’s capital. His misdemeanor conviction is one of the setbacks for prosecutors, who have faced backlash in how they have assembled criminal cases from law enforcement.
Prosecutors had told jurors that Dunn broke the law when he dropped off his American culture sandwich at the CBP (CBP) camp on the night of Aug. 10.
One of Dunn’s attorneys urged the jury to acquit Dunn of misdemeanor battery after a two-day trial. His lawyers argued that it was a “harmless act” during a protest protected by the first amendment.
Defense attorney Sabrina Shrina questions why the case was brought in the first place.
“The low frame from the train did not and certainly did not injure the body,” Shroff said during the closing argument. “Throwing a sandwich is not a full offense.”
Prosecutors from Jeanine Pirro’s office said Dunn knew he had no right to throw the sandwich at the agent.
“This is not a time for someone with strong views,” said US aide Michael Dilorenza. “It’s about someone crossing the line.”
Dunn bid farewell to his attorneys after the preliminary hearing read the verdict. Later, he said, “I’m relieved and looking forward to getting on with my life.”
The National Guard began walking the streets of Washington after US President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency. He also ordered the army to clear all the homeless by the end of the week.
Dunn did not testify at his trial. But the jury heard him explain why he confronted a group of people working at CBP the same weekend that Trump announced his deployment of hundreds of national book forces and federal agents to help with Washington, D.C.
After his arrest, a Law Enforcement Officer’s body camera captured him saying: “I did it. I threw the sandwich. I did it to get them where they were. I succeeded.”
A grand jury denied the destruction of the body on the felony assault count, part of a pattern of returning Justice Department prosecutions of criminal justice-related crimes.
After a rare reprimand from the Grand Jury, Pirro’s Office charged Dunn with a misdemeanor charge.
When Dunn approached a group of CBP agents who were in front of a club holding a “Latin night,” he called them “fascists” and “shameful” and shamed “them.” Surveillance video captured Dunn throwing a sandwich into the agent’s chest.
“Why are you here? I don’t want you in my town!” Dunn yelled, according to police.
Dunn fled but was arrested. Dilorenza said the agents dealing with Dunn showed “tremendous restraint.”
The prosecutor said: “He spent seven minutes trying to get them out of the corner,” the prosecutor said.
CBP Agent Gregory Lairmore testified that the sandwich “exploded” when it hit his chest hard enough that he could hear it through his ballistic vest.
He remembers: “Don’t suck on onions and mustard.
Lairmore’s colleagues gave him gifts that shed light on the incident, including a sandwich-shaped toy and a “Felony Footlong” patch. Lairmore admitted that he kept the gifts, putting the patch in his lunch box.
“If someone hits you, someone offends you, can you keep memestos of that attack?” Shroff asked the jurors. “Of course not.”
After allowing the national guard forces in Washington to carry weapons, US President Donald Trump discussed plans to increase the use of the military in cities across the country.
Dunn was released from custody but was rearrested when a group of armed financial vigilantes raided his home. The White House posted a “massively produced propaganda” attack on its official X account, Dunn’s lawyers said.
Dunn worked as an international affairs specialist in the criminal division of the US Department of Justice. After Dunn’s arrest, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced her firing in a social media post referring to her as “an example of a deep state.”
His lawyers urged the judge to dismiss the case on the grounds that they were not accused of obstructing and were not trained. They argued that Bondi’s and the White House’s posts showed Dunn was not seen as a reference to his political speech.
Dunn is charged with assault, resisting, resisting, murder, threatening and obstructing a federal officer. Most of the Trump supporters who held the momentum of the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, were found guilty of felonies for assaulting or interfering with police. Trump has pardoned or ordered the dismissal of charges against all of them.
