Man Accused Of Hurling Sandwich At Federal Agent In D.c. Gets Hit With Felony Assault Charge

A man accused of throwing a sandwich astatine a U.S. Customs and Border Protection supplier successful Washington, D.C., was charged Wednesday pinch felony battle of a national officer.

On Sunday night, Sean Charles Dunn stood adjacent to CBP supplier Gregory Lairmore, who was connected work operating nan area astatine nan time, yelling, “F--- you! You f-----g fascists! Why are you here? I don’t want you successful my city,” according to a criminal title revenge successful national tribunal successful D.C.

Dunn is accused of throwing nan sub-style sandwich, hitting Lairmore successful nan chest, minutes aft shouting nan obscenities.

The title refers to a now-viral video that shows a man many times shouting astatine nan officers, earlier yet throwing nan sandwich and moving crossed nan thoroughfare arsenic rule enforcement chased aft him. During processing pinch nan Metropolitan Police Department, Dunn allegedly told an officer, “I did it. I threw a sandwich.”

U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro said successful a video connection posted connected X that her agency was prepared to support rule enforcement.

“He thought it was funny. Well, he doesn’t deliberation it’s funny today, because we charged him pinch a felony: battle connected a constabulary officer. And we’re going to backmost nan constabulary to nan hilt. So there, instrumentality your Subway sandwich location else,” Pirro said.

Dunn faces up to 1 twelvemonth successful prison.

President Donald Trump has ramped up rule enforcement successful nan nation's superior arsenic portion of what he has described arsenic an effort to ace down connected crime and homelessness moreover arsenic nan Justice Department reported that nan crime complaint sank to a 30-year debased past year.

Trump connected Monday federalized D.C. constabulary and a full of 800 National Guard troops are expected to beryllium deployed by nan extremity of nan week, pinch immoderate fanning retired alongside D.C. constabulary connected Tuesday.

Trump told reporters connected Wednesday that he would submit a “crime bill” to Congress, asking it to widen nan national takeover which expires aft 30 days. That effort is not expected to walk arsenic it would require support from Democrats.