Overview

• Sean C. Dunn has been formally charged with felony assault for hurling a sub-style sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection officer in Northwest Washington.
• Court documents and video footage show that Dunn was detained on the spot, admitted to the act, and that the agent sustained no injury.
• Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on August 14 that Dunn, a 37-year-old specialist in the DOJ’s Criminal Division, was immediately dismissed from his position.
• Outlets diverge on potential prison terms, reporting possibilities from up to one year under standard assault guidelines to as much as eight years if enhanced penalties apply.
• Local leaders and city statistics have contested President Trump’s crime-emergency narrative, and residents have held protests against the expanded federal security deployment in the capital.