"A jury in Washington, D.C. has acquitted Sean Dunn, the man who was accused of assaulting a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officer by throwing a "sub-style sandwich" at him. The case was handled by the office of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, a former Fox News host and staunch ally of President Donald Trump. Her office had originally sought to have Dunn charged with felony assault, but after a federal grand jury rejected that idea, prosecutors aimed to charge him with a misdemeanor."
"Dunn, who became known as the "D.C. Sandwich Guy," became somewhat of a local folk hero following news of the sandwich throw. Several memes of the incident appeared online, and graffiti depicting him throwing the sub appeared around D.C. Dunn has admitted to throwing the sandwich, with his lawyers arguing it was a protest gesture during a demonstration against President Donald Trump's anti-immigrant crackdown in D.C. in early August."
Sean Dunn was acquitted by a Washington, D.C. jury after being accused of assaulting a Customs and Border Patrol officer by throwing a sub-style sandwich. The U.S. Attorney's office led by Jeanine Pirro initially sought felony charges; a federal grand jury declined, and prosecutors pursued a misdemeanor. Grand jury rejections in D.C. have been portrayed as overreaches by the Trump Justice Department. Dunn, nicknamed the D.C. Sandwich Guy, drew local attention, memes, and graffiti. Dunn admitted throwing the sandwich as a protest against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. The CBP agent, Gregory Lairmore, testified the sandwich "exploded" on his uniform with mustard and condiments.
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