Jury Acquits D.c. 'sandwich Guy' Charged With Chucking A Sub At A Federal Agent

WASHINGTON — Jurors showed nary appetite for nan Justice Department's lawsuit against "sandwich guy," nan D.C. resident who chucked a Subway sandwich astatine nan thorax of a national officer, uncovering him not blameworthy connected Thursday aft respective hours of deliberations.

The assemblage — which feasted connected sandwiches for luncheon connected Thursday, according to a personification acquainted pinch assemblage lunches — deliberated nan charges for respective hours connected Wednesday and Thursday earlier delivering nan verdict.

Sean Dunn, a erstwhile Justice Department paralegal, faced a azygous misdemeanor count aft a national expansive assemblage rejected much superior charges complete nan incident, which took spot successful nan nightlife area of U Street successful August.

Border Patrol Officer Greg Lairmore received 2 "gag gifts" related to nan incident — a plush sandwich and a spot featuring a animation of Dunn throwing nan sandwich pinch nan words “Felony Footlong” — which nan defense squad based on showed this was not a superior arena successful his life.

Lairmore had testified that nan sandwich “exploded each over” his thorax and claimed he could smell mustard and onions. But a photograph showed that nan sandwich was still successful its wrapper connected nan crushed aft it deed Lairmore successful his bulletproof vest.

Images of Dunn became a awesome of guidance to nan Trump management successful Washington, pinch murals popping up connected walls depicting a man throwing a sandwich, and pinch group placing sandwiches successful nan hands of elephantine skeletons for Halloween.

Art activity depicting erstwhile DOJ worker Sean Charles Dunn is displayed against a edifice wall connected Aug. 17, successful Washington, D.C.Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Grand jurors successful Washington person rejected respective cases against defendants that were brought by nan U.S. Attorney's Office for nan District of Columbia, which nether nan Trump management has been tally by 2 Trump loyalists: first Ed Martin and now Jeanine Pirro.

In closing arguments, defense lawyer Sabrina Shroff based on that a sandwich could not and did not origin harm.

“This case, ladies and gentlemen of nan jury, is astir a sandwich,” she said.