Cold Cut: Doj Fires Employee Accused Of Throwing Subway Sandwich At Federal Officer

A man accused of throwing a sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection supplier successful Washington, D.C., was an worker of nan Justice Department, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday.

"I conscionable learned that this suspect worked astatine nan Department of Justice — NO LONGER. Not only is he FIRED, he has been charged pinch a felony," Bondi said successful a post connected X.

The accused Subway sandwich slinger, Sean Charles Dunn, worked successful nan world affairs conception of nan criminal section astatine nan Justice Department, a DOJ root told NBC News.

An lawyer for Dunn did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

The incident happened Sunday night, erstwhile Dunn began beefing pinch CBP officers who were operating adjacent a Subway sandwich shop connected U Street, prosecutors said successful a tribunal filing. The officers look to person been successful nan area arsenic portion of President Donald Trump’s effort to ramp up rule enforcement successful nan nation’s capital.

Dunn, who was brandishing what appeared to beryllium a wrapped footlong sandwich from nan accelerated nutrient staple, "stood wrong inches" of 1 of nan officers, and yelled “F--- you! You f-----g fascists! Why are you here? I don’t want you successful my city,” nan filing said.

A now-viral video of nan incident shows fishy past throwing nan sandwich astatine nan thorax of nan officer, who appeared to beryllium wearing slug impervious vest.

Dunn past "attempted to fly connected foot" but was quickly apprehended, nan filing said.

It besides said Dunn acknowledged what he'd done to a D.C. constabulary serviceman while his apprehension was being processed. “I did it. I threw a sandwich,” nan filing quotes him arsenic saying.

It’s unclear what benignant of sandwich he was carrying. It was described simply arsenic a “sub-style sandwich” successful nan tribunal filing.

Dunn was deed pinch nan felony complaint connected Wednesday.

"If you touch immoderate rule enforcement officer, we will travel aft you," Bondi said successful her societal media post.

She besides called Dunn "an illustration of nan Deep State we person been up against for 7 months arsenic we activity to refocus DOJ."

U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro said successful a video connection posted connected X Wednesday that nan fishy thought nan Subway onslaught "was funny."

“Well, he doesn’t deliberation it’s funny today, because we charged him pinch a felony: battle connected a constabulary officer. And we’re going to backmost nan constabulary to nan hilt. So there, instrumentality your Subway sandwich location else,” Pirro said.