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DOJ Employee Faces Felony After Sandwich Toss at CBP Officer

He admitted throwing the sandwich, lost his DOJ position, now faces felony assault charges with up to one year in jail.

Overview

  • Court documents identify the sandwich-thrower as Sean Charles Dunn, 37, an international affairs specialist in the DOJ’s criminal division.
  • Prosecutors have charged him with assaulting, resisting or impeding U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, a felony offense.
  • According to the criminal complaint, Dunn told officers, “I did it. I threw a sandwich,” after the late-night confrontation.
  • Attorney General Pam Bondi fired Dunn from his Department of Justice post and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said prosecutors will back the police “to the hilt.”
  • Video footage shows the submarine sandwich bending against the agent’s bulletproof vest, suggesting minimal physical harm.