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Jury Acquits Sean Dunn in D.C. Sandwich-Throwing Case Against Federal Agent

The acquittal caps a politically charged case from Trump’s law-enforcement surge in Washington following a failed bid for a felony indictment.

Demonstrators hold a banner in the style of the artist Banksy, showing a masked protester throwing a sandwich, as they attend a "We Are All DC" march, in Washington, DC, on September 6, 2025. The image of a man throwing a sandwich, inspired by a man who threw a sandwich at a Border Patrol officer, became a protest symbol during Trump's crackdown on crime in the nation's capital.
FILE - Posters of a person throwing a sandwich are pictured along H Street, Aug. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
FBI and Border Patrol officers speak with Sean Charles Dunn, after he allegedly assaulted law enforcement with a sandwich, on Aug. 10, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Overview

  • A federal jury found Dunn not guilty of the misdemeanor assault charge brought under a statute covering assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating or interfering with a federal officer.
  • Video and body-worn camera footage showed Dunn yelling at officers before throwing a wrapped Subway sandwich that struck CBP Agent Gregory Lairmore’s ballistic vest.
  • Lairmore testified the sandwich “exploded” on his chest and left mustard and onion odors, while the defense argued a footlong sub could not cause injury.
  • Prosecutors under U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro earlier sought a felony, but a D.C. grand jury refused to indict, and the not-guilty verdict marks another setback in surge-related prosecutions.
  • Dunn was fired from the Justice Department after a high-profile arrest publicized by Attorney General Pam Bondi, and the incident became a symbol of local resistance to the federal deployment.