"Viral video taken on August 10 showed Dunn, an Air Force veteran who served in Afghanistan, yelling at Border Patrol Officer Greg Lairmore, saying, "Why are you here?! I don't want you in my city!" and calling Lairmore and his fellow agents "fascists" before hurling a Subway sandwich at Lairmore and running off. Lairmore and the officers then chased after him."
"Dunn was subsequently charged with a felony and fired from his job as a lawyer with the U.S. Justice Department. Coverage of the incident by right-wing media was blatantly homophobic, with The New York Post accusing Dunn of throwing a "hysterical hissyfit" and gesturing "wildly with his lunch meat." A witness who recorded video of Dunn's actions claimed Dunn was drunk during the incident."
"Lairmore told jurors that Dunn's sandwich "exploded all over" his chest, leaving him with the scent of mustard and onions. But a photo of the sandwich showed that it stayed in its wrapper after it hit Lairmore in his bulletproof vest and landed on the ground, NBC News reported."
Simon Dunn is a 37-year-old gay Washington, D.C. military veteran who threw a wrapped Subway sandwich at a Border Patrol officer during a confrontation on August 10. Video shows Dunn yelling "Why are you here?! I don't want you in my city!" calling officers "fascists" and then tossing the sandwich before running as officers chased him. Authorities initially sought felony assault charges and Dunn was fired from his job at the U.S. Justice Department; a federal grand jury declined a felony indictment and prosecutors charged a misdemeanor. After a three-day trial, a jury acquitted Dunn of assaulting or impeding a federal officer. Right-wing coverage included homophobic commentary, and conflicting accounts emerged about the sandwich's condition and a witness's claim that Dunn was intoxicated.
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