"The facts of the incident are ostensibly simple: In the early days of Trump's militarization of the nation's capital, Dunn-a 37-year-old Air Force veteran and, at the time, Justice Department employee-screamed at federal officers stationed in a popular nightlife corridor, repeatedly calling them fascists, and then hurled a Subway footlong at a Customs and Border Protection agent, hitting him squarely in the chest."
"Four days later, despite Dunn offering to surrender to the police, at least half a dozen law-enforcement officials in tactical gear staged a nighttime raid on his apartment, bringing him out in handcuffs-footage of which the White House blasted out in a highly stylized video, reminiscent of a Netflix FBI thriller. Finally, after a federal grand jury failed to indict him on a felony charge, prosecutors attempted to get him on misdemeanor assault."
Jurors evaluated potential biases, including attendance at the 'No Kings' anti-Trump march, before deciding the case involving Sean Charles Dunn. Dunn, a 37-year-old Air Force veteran and former Justice Department employee, shouted at federal officers in a popular nightlife area, repeatedly calling them fascists, and threw a Subway footlong that struck a Customs and Border Protection agent in the chest. Dunn admitted the act to law enforcement. Authorities later raided his apartment in tactical gear and the White House circulated dramatic footage. A federal grand jury declined felony charges; prosecutors pursued a misdemeanor assault charge amid polarized public reactions.
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