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Former DOJ employee who threw sandwich at Border Patrol agent found not guilty of assault
Just the News ^ | November 6, 2025 2:56pm | Natalia Mittelstadt

Posted on 11/06/2025 11:59:31 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

“I’m relieved and I’m looking forward to moving on with my life,” Sean Charles Dunn said

A former Justice Department employee who threw a Subway-style sandwich at a Border Patrol agent in Washington, D.C., was found not guilty of a misdemeanor assault charge on Thursday.

Sean Charles Dunn, 37, threw the sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent on Aug. 10, but his lawyers argued it was a “harmless gesture” that was an act of protest protected by the First Amendment, The Associated Press reported.

Prosecutors argued during the three-day trial that Dunn knew he did not have the right to throw the sandwich at the agent.

After the verdict, Dunn said, “I’m relieved and I’m looking forward to moving on with my life.”

Following the incident in August, Dunn was fired from the DOJ.

A grand jury declined to indict Dunn on a felony assault count related to the incident. However, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office opted to charge him instead with a misdemeanor.

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He beat the rap, but he didn't beat the ride.
1 posted on 11/06/2025 11:59:31 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

A grand jury can indict a ham sandwich, but not assault with a ham sandwich.


2 posted on 11/06/2025 12:01:20 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (Democrats seek power through cheating and assassination. They are sociopaths. They just want power.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The Left will make him a hero.


3 posted on 11/06/2025 12:04:45 PM PST by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Note to self......... Throwing Ham sandwiches at people are acceptable forms of protest.


4 posted on 11/06/2025 12:04:58 PM PST by Nifty
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
That's the way they roll in Darktown.

5 posted on 11/06/2025 12:06:07 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Venue is everything now. DC jury is a guaranteed outcome. Evidence or the law have no relevence.


6 posted on 11/06/2025 12:08:12 PM PST by iamgalt
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Did anyone honestly expect a guilty verdict from a DC jury?


7 posted on 11/06/2025 12:09:00 PM PST by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Venue is everything now. DC jury is a guaranteed outcome. Evidence or the law have no relevance


8 posted on 11/06/2025 12:09:05 PM PST by iamgalt
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

That sammich could have been anything. A weapon, knife, chemical, anything. The dummy is lucky he didn’t get shot. Which is likely to happen to the next Subway commando.


9 posted on 11/06/2025 12:09:29 PM PST by OldWarBaby
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To: EvilCapitalist

I saw no mention this was a jury trial. Was it?


10 posted on 11/06/2025 12:42:47 PM PST by circlecity
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To: circlecity

It was a jury. Just read another account.


11 posted on 11/06/2025 12:44:23 PM PST by circlecity
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

No conviction but no job. Too bad.


12 posted on 11/06/2025 12:50:29 PM PST by Midwesterner53
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

then next time just beat the perps @$$ instead.


13 posted on 11/06/2025 12:53:33 PM PST by BigFreakinToad (107 Days of Kamal's BS.)
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To: ClearCase_guy
A grand jury can indict a ham sandwich, but not assault with a ham sandwich.

What if it's a knuckle sandwich?

14 posted on 11/06/2025 1:33:19 PM PST by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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To: Texas Eagle
The Left will make him a hero.

Maybe they'll make him a hero sandwich.

15 posted on 11/06/2025 1:34:16 PM PST by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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To: fidelis

Depends on who is getting hit, really.


16 posted on 11/06/2025 1:40:03 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (Democrats seek power through cheating and assassination. They are sociopaths. They just want power.)
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