"The acquittal of the man, Sean Dunn, comes after federal prosecutors failed to secure a felony indictment against him from a grand jury in Washington in the immediate aftermath of the incident. He instead faced a federal misdemeanor assault charge for allegedly assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating and interfering with a federal officer. The alleged victim did himself no favors on the stand. To laughs from the crowded courtroom, Lairmore said he could feel it through his ballistic vest and it exploded all over him."
"He said he could smell the onions and mustard on his uniform, and even had an onion string hanging by his police radio later that night. The fast-food mustard, he said, stained his shirt. The jury obviously then applied the ancient legal principle, Num hic homo locutur? Quando es prandium? (Is this guy kidding? When's lunch?), and delivered its inevitable verdict. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the District, Lindsey Halligan continues to struggle in her effort to try real cases by prosecuting James Comey for ... something."
A farcical case nicknamed Sandwich Guy vs. The World was staged in Washington and drew comparisons to slapstick comedy rather than legal precedent. Closing arguments leaned on comic exchange reminiscent of Abbott and Costello. Sean Dunn was acquitted after federal prosecutors failed to obtain a felony indictment and instead charged him with a federal misdemeanor assault. The alleged victim testified he felt the impact through his ballistic vest, smelled onions and mustard on his uniform, and later found an onion string by his radio, prompting courtroom laughter. Separately, a judge described handling of the Comey prosecution as highly unusual and ordered additional evidence disclosure.
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