Overview
- A Washington, D.C. district court jury returned a not-guilty verdict on November 6 for the man accused of throwing a sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection officer.
- The defendant is a 37-year-old former Department of Justice employee who had been charged with assault stemming from the August street incident.
- Coverage describes the episode as emblematic of protest in the capital, with the man widely dubbed the “sandwich man” after video of the encounter spread online.
- Reports note that the man lost his job following his indictment, adding to public interest in the case.
- Japanese outlets published subscriber-only articles on November 7 citing Kyodo and Reuters reports that relayed the acquittal and its symbolic framing.