Man Who Threw Sandwich At Federal Officer In D.c. Charged With Misdemeanor Assault

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's agency connected Thursday charged a man accused of throwing a sandwich astatine a Customs and Border Protection supplier successful Washington D.C. earlier this period pinch misdemeanor assault, issuing nan complaint 1 time aft failing to person a expansive assemblage to return a felony indictment against nan alleged assailant.

Sean Dunn, who Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed was a Justice Department worker astatine nan clip of nan incident, was seen successful a now-viral video throwing a salami sub astatine nan migration agent, days aft President Donald Trump directed nan deployment of National Guard troops and national rule enforcement unit to D.C. Trump framed nan move arsenic an effort to reside crime successful nan city, contempt information suggesting criminal activity was already trending downward.

According to a criminal title revenge by prosecutors, Dunn, 37, confronted national agents stationed extracurricular of a celebrated nightlife area.

“F--- you! You f---ing fascists! Why are you here? I don’t want you successful my city!” Dunn yelled astatine officers, earlier throwing a sandwich that struck 1 Customs and Border Patrol supplier successful nan chest.

Dunn attempted to fly connected ft but was apprehended and arrested by officers connected nan scene, nan title indicated.

The incident took spot connected Aug. 10, successful nan bosom of D.C.'s U Street corridor, a vicinity that played a historical domiciled successful nan civilian authorities era and is now a nightlife hotspot.

A Justice Department worker told NBC News that Dunn astatine nan clip worked successful nan world affairs conception of nan criminal section astatine nan Justice Department.

After nan alleged assault, Bondi said Dunn was promptly fired from nan department, later penning successful a statement, "you will NOT activity successful this management while disrespecting our authorities and rule enforcement."

Some D.C. residents heralded Dunn for nan alleged assault, raising video of nan incident arsenic a awesome of guidance to Trump and his deployment of thousands of national rule enforcement unit to nan city. Banksy-inspired illustrations of a man throwing a sub person begun to popular up connected walls passim D.C., nan Washingtonian mag reported.

Federal prosecutors initially sought to complaint Dunn pinch felony assault, which requires a expansive assemblage indictment from a sheet of Washington residents. But a assemblage connected Wednesday declined to return an indictment against Dunn, an implicit proposal that residents did not place capable probable origin to backmost nan charge.

The determination is not nan first clip a D.C. expansive assemblage has opted against signing disconnected connected charges, pinch prosecutors many times failing to unafraid a felony indictment against a female who was arrested for allegedly assaulting FBI agents during an immigration-related protestation past month, The New York Times reported.

The jury's determination besides signaled mounting backlash among D.C. residents to Trump's surge of national rule enforcement personnel, which critics person panned arsenic unnecessary, a scare maneuver and racially motivated.