Man arrested in DC for throwing sandwich at Border enforcement agents

[Danmel]

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DC man arrested for hurling sandwich at a federal law enforcement official
Nation Aug 13, 2025 4:45 PM EDT
A man has been arrested on a charge that he hurled a sandwich at a federal law enforcement official in the nation’s capital amid a surge in law enforcement patrols ordered by the White House, according to a court filing Wednesday.


Sean Charles Dunn, 37, of Washington, D.C., approached a group of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents late Sunday, pointed a finger in an agent’s face and swore at him, calling him a “fascist,” a police affidavit says. An observer’s video captured Dunn throwing a sub-style sandwich at the agent’s chest, the affidavit says.

“Why are you here? I don’t want you in my city!” Dunn shouted, according to police.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/dc-man-arrested-for-hurling-sandwich-at-a-federal-law-enforcement-official?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMKBNBjbGNrAwoEzGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEe2qCul5BkLpP0XhFy0IAtoWlpgxaESUc8BrFgihCLJY82gxn3YdaF0xcU4zE_aem_oCJ5LFfrpx-qq0jKSORyOA

My favorite comment : Assault with deli weapon is no joke!

[Attilatheblond]

1. Will Felon order all Subways, Burger Kings, and independent food trucks shut down now?

Assault with a dangerous roll and cold cuts?

[Irish_Dem]

2. Federal agents are cowards.

Scared of a sandwich.
Bastards.

[newdeal2]

3. He should be pardoned

J6 showed the precedence.

[Blues Heron]

4. They were warned DC was a meat grinder, now they know...

[LudwigPastorius]

5. "Assault with a deli weapon..."

It could have been worse.

He could have been cudgeled with a kugel.

[yellowcanine]

7. Or bludgeoned with a bagel!

[Danmel]

12. Mmmm, kugel!

[yellowcanine]

6. He wasn't wearing a bib so it mussed his tactical vest!

[yellowcanine]

8. To be fair, the officer could have lost an eye!

[LeftInTX]

9. I hope he wasn't homeless.

Was he a rogue protester?

I hope he requests a jury trial! Force the govt to pay for it.

I don't think he was antifa...

[eppur_se_muova]

10. What, was the soldier waiting in line to vote ? Isn't it illegal to give food to such people ? nt

[malaise]

11. But everyone involved in an attempted coup

was pardoned.

Madness

[LeftInTX]

13. He was a DOJ employee

Bondi fires Justice Department employee accused of throwing sandwich at federal agent
https://apnews.com/article/trump-washington-sandwich-assault-f579ab8649ae0f40d03cd4fdb58ed5e9

[Mad_Machine76]

14. Ha ha

Run-by Footlonging!

[edbermac]

15. The Boston Tea Party all over again.

Link to tweet

[question everything]

19. So he throws a sandwich and five goons run after him? Can't they pick someone their own size?

[EdmondDantes_]

16. He's gonna get thrown in the salami for this

Lettuce pray for a lenient sentence.

[RobinA]

17. So What's The Crime Here

the name calling or the sandwich? These guys have been in my area a lot recently rounding up employees of a local farmer's market. I doubt I'd throw a sandwich, but I can't guarantee verbal civility.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

18. Piro is not having much luck getting grand juries to indict on bogus claims

Federal prosecutors told a judge they had failed twice to secure an indictment against Sydney Lori Reid for allegedly assaulting an FBI agent during an ICE arrest.

She is just running cover for their crimes

US Attorney Pirro's office admits grand jury refused ICE interference charges — twice

www.wusa9.com/article/news...

— Angry Donkey News (@angrydonkeynews.bsky.social) 2025-08-15T06:42:56.579Z

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime/us-attorney-jeanine-pirros-office-admits-grand-jury-refused-charges-against-dc-woman-twice-sydney-reid-dc-jail/65-dc64747e-a8d4-4ad9-89e2-f6317f0fa2bd

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors twice sought a grand jury indictment against a D.C. woman accused of assaulting an FBI agent during an ICE inmate transfer — and were twice rejected, the U.S. Attorney’s Office admitted in court Thursday.

Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey revealed the denials to attorneys for Sydney Lori Reid and later granted their request to remove all bond conditions and release her on her own recognizance over prosecutors’ objections. He will resume a preliminary hearing on Friday afternoon to determine whether to dismiss the case entirely.

“Two presentations to the grand jury returned no bill both times,” Harvey said. “Suggesting the evidence is wanting, given the standard for indictment is probable cause. Suggesting the government may never get an indictment.”

Grand juries are tasked with deciding only whether there is a reasonable basis to support charging someone with a crime – a much lower burden for prosecutors than the beyond-a-reasonable-doubt standard of criminal juries – and typically make their decisions after hearing evidence only from the government. At the federal level, grand juries return indictments, or “true bills,” in the vast majority of cases.

Reid, 44, was charged last month with an enhanced felony version of an assault charge that requires inflicting bodily injury on a federal officer and carries a maximum sentence of up to eight years in prison. The charge is the same offense filed this week against a former DOJ employee accused of throwing a sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent.

Piro is so bad at her job that she cannot indict a ham sandwich. It will be fun to see is she brings Sean Dunn to a grand jury for a real sandwich indictment