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D.C. Grand Jury Rejects Felony Case Over Sandwich Thrown at Federal Agent

The no-bill signals a rare check on the administration’s aggressive charging strategy, leaving prosecutors to choose a new grand jury or a misdemeanor before the Sept. 4 hearing.

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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 10: FBI and Border Patrol officers arrest a man, after he assaulted law enforcement with a sandwich, along the U Street corridor during a federal law enforcement deployment to the nation's capital on August 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an increased presence of federal law enforcement to Washington, DC in an effort to curb crime. (Photo by Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Jurors declined to indict Sean Charles Dunn, 37, a former Justice Department staffer accused of throwing a sub-style sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection agent on Aug. 10 near 14th and U Streets NW.
  • Dunn remains charged by criminal complaint and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Sept. 4 before Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey.
  • Prosecutors can present the case to another grand jury or reduce it to a misdemeanor, which does not require indictment under federal procedure.
  • The rejection follows a separate case in which three D.C. grand juries declined to indict Sidney Lori Reid on a similar felony charge, prompting prosecutors to refile it as a misdemeanor.
  • The incident drew unusual attention after viral video, Dunn’s firing announced by Attorney General Pam Bondi, and a White House post of his arrest, as legal pushback mounts to President Trump’s federal law-enforcement surge in Washington.