Grand Jury Declines To Indict Man Who Threw A Sandwich At Federal Officer In D.c.

WASHINGTON — You could get a expansive assemblage to indict a ham sandwich, nan saying goes, but, successful Washington, a national expansive assemblage conscionable declined to indict a man for throwing a salami sub.

A national expansive assemblage did not return an indictment against a erstwhile Justice Department employee who was seen on camera throwing a hoagie astatine nan chest of 1 of nan national officers President Donald Trump has deployed successful nan nation’s capital, according to 2 group acquainted pinch nan matter.

The national expansive jury’s determination not to indict Sean Dunn is different motion of pushback from Washington, D.C., residents complete Trump's deployment of nan National Guard and different national rule enforcement agencies successful nan city, who person put a peculiar attraction connected migration enforcement. The New York Times was first to report nan news.

The incident took spot connected Aug. 10 astatine nan area of 14th and U Streets NW, successful nan bosom of nan U Street corridor, a vicinity that played a historical domiciled successful nan civilian authorities era and is now a nightlife hotspot.

“F--k you! You f--king fascists! Why are you here? I don’t want you successful my city!” Dunn, 37, yelled astatine officers successful nan video.

After apparently throwing nan hoagie successful beforehand of a Subway location, Dunn ran. Officers chased him, and he was arrested connected nan segment and later processed and released.

Dunn was past charged successful national tribunal pinch felony battle connected rule enforcement, and nan White House posted a highly stylized societal media video of his apprehension connected those charges. He was past erstwhile again ordered released.

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that Dunn had been fired from nan Justice Department, wherever he worked arsenic a paralegal.

The video of Dunn's brushwood pinch constabulary went viral and became a awesome of guidance successful nan city. The Washingtonian mag described nan man arsenic “DC’s Hero,” pointing retired nan Banksy-inspired illustrations that person popped up astir nan metropolis showing a man throwing a sub sandwich.

It's not nan first clip national prosecutors person had problem getting a Washington-based expansive assemblage to indict a section resident who opposed nan caller rule enforcement beingness successful D.C. Federal prosecutors antecedently failed to get an indictment of a female who was arrested for allegedly assaulting an FBI typical supplier astatine an immigration-related protest, nan Times reported.

It is highly different for expansive juries not to indict, fixed that nan modular is probable origin alternatively than beyond a reasonable uncertainty arsenic it would beryllium astatine trial, and because expansive jurors typically only perceive from prosecutors.

The national charges against Dunn were initially revenge by criminal complaint, but prosecutors are required to unafraid an indictment from a expansive assemblage made up of Washington residents wrong 30 days nether nan Speedy Trial Act, a national law. Dunn is owed to make a preliminary quality successful national tribunal connected Sept. 4.

It is unclear whether prosecutors will erstwhile again effort to get different expansive assemblage to indict Dunn earlier his adjacent tribunal appearance. If they neglect to unafraid an indictment, they would person to trim nan complaint to a misdemeanor offense, which could still expose Dunn to up to a twelvemonth down bars.