"There was no dispute over whether Dunn threw the sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent on the night of Aug. 10. But his lawyers argued it was a harmless gesture during an act of protest protected by the First Amendment. Prosecutors said Dunn knew he did not have a right to throw the sandwich at the agent. Dunn hugged his lawyers after the foreperson read the verdict. Later, he said, I'm relieved and I'm looking forward to moving on with my life."
"A grand jury refused to indict Dunn on a felony assault count, part of a pattern of pushback against the Justice Department's prosecution of surge-related criminal cases. After the rare rebuke from the grand jury, the office of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro charged Dunn with a misdemeanor. When Dunn approached a group of CBP agents who were in front of a club hosting a Latin Night, he called them fascists and racists and chanted shame toward them."
Sean Charles Dunn threw a sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent during protests against federal agents in Washington. A viral video of the act made him a symbol of resistance to the deployment. A grand jury declined to indict him on a felony assault charge; prosecutors then filed a misdemeanor. Dunn's lawyers argued the sandwich was a harmless, First Amendment-protected protest gesture. Prosecutors countered that Dunn knew he lacked a right to throw the sandwich. A jury acquitted him of misdemeanor assault. Dunn was briefly detained, later rearrested during a raid; he expressed relief after the verdict.
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