Overview
- Sean Dunn, 37, admitted in court documents to throwing a sub-style sandwich at a CBP agent in the Navy Yard neighborhood last Sunday.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi announced his dismissal on social media hours after Dunn, a DOJ Criminal Division international affairs specialist, was arrested and booked on a felony assault charge.
- The Customs and Border Protection agent was uninjured, and bystander footage of the incident has been shared widely online.
- Media reports conflict on sentencing exposure, citing ranges from up to one year to as much as eight years in prison under the current charge.
- The confrontation has intensified debates over President Trump’s decision to deploy National Guard troops and federal officers to manage security in the capital.