"A D.C. jury on Thursday found not guilty a man charged with assault for throwing his hoagie at a federal officer in Washington, D.C. The jury's conclusion came after about seven hours of deliberations. The case of the subway sandwich has come to symbolize how many in the nation's capital feel about the Trump administration's surge of federal law enforcement to the city."
"Sean Charles Dunn in August called federal officers racists and fascists and threw his subway sandwich at one federal agent. He was caught by police and fired from his job at the Justice Department. The U.S. attorney's office in D.C. initially tried to charge him with felony assault. When a grand jury failed to indict him on that charge, the case was downgraded to a misdemeanor charge for assaulting a federal officer."
A D.C. jury found not guilty a man charged with assault for throwing his hoagie at a federal officer in Washington, D.C. The jury deliberated about seven hours before reaching the verdict. The incident occurred in August when Sean Charles Dunn called federal officers racists and fascists and threw his subway sandwich at a federal agent. Police caught Dunn, who was subsequently fired from his job at the Justice Department. The U.S. attorney's office initially pursued felony assault charges, but a grand jury declined to indict on that charge and the prosecution downgraded the case to a misdemeanor for assaulting a federal officer. Dunn said he was being singled out for criticizing the Trump administration and said he was relieved and looking forward to moving on with his life.
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