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(169,809 posts) Thu Aug 28, 2025, 07:52 PM Aug 28

After failing to get felony indictment, feds charge DC sandwich thrower with a misdemeanor

Source: ABC

Federal prosecutors have charged the man accused of throwing a sandwich at a Customs and Border Patrol agent in Washington, D.C., earlier this month with a misdemeanor after a grand jury refused to indict him on a more serious felony assault charge on Wednesday, according to court records filed Thursday.

Sean Dunn has now been charged through a criminal information, which did not require sign-off by a D.C. grand jury.

Prosecutors failed to convince a grand jury to charge Dunn with a felony, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday......

The incident came amid heightened tensions over federal law enforcement presence in the District after President Donald Trump deployed federal law enforcement agents and National Guard troops to Washington declaring a public safety emergency and putting the Metropolitan Police Department under partial federal oversight.

Dunn's attorney and the D.C. U.S. Attorney's Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from ABC News.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/after-failing-felony-indictment-feds-charge-dc-sandwich/story

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After failing to get felony indictment, feds charge DC sandwich thrower with a misdemeanor (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Aug 28 OP

and then..... CuriousSavage Aug 28 #1

One step at a time LetMyPeopleVote Aug 28 #2

He's not getting his job back MichMan Aug 28 #4

What does that have to do with anything? quakerboy Aug 28 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author orangecrush Aug 28 #10

As embarrassing as it is for a federal prosecutor to obtain an indictment - and it's really embarrassing - TomSlick Aug 28 #3

Double decker jeopardy I would say. twodogsbarking Aug 28 #5

No MichMan Aug 28 #6

It's sandwich law. Not Trump's. twodogsbarking Aug 29 #16

Judge Box O'Wine is the one bringing the charges meow2u3 Aug 28 #7

The heinous crime of throwing a sandwich at Trump's secret police. Norrrm Aug 28 #9

Definitely an absurdist's dream jfz9580m Aug 28 #12

Prosecutor, come back when you can justify it. IzzaNuDay Aug 28 #11

Insist on a jury trial! LeftInTX Aug 28 #13

He sounds cool jfz9580m Aug 28 #14

"DC Sandwich Thrower." Nice moniker. truthisfreedom Aug 29 #15

I'm "fed" up with this. It turns my "stomach". The prosecution should "eat" its losses. It's Wonder Why Aug 29 #17

CuriousSavage

(35 posts)

1. and then.....

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Aug 28, 2025, 07:57 PM

Aug 28

get his job reinstated with back pay or sue the shit out of the DOJ for wrongful termination.

LetMyPeopleVote

(169,809 posts)

2. One step at a time

Reply to CuriousSavage (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 28, 2025, 07:57 PM

Aug 28

MichMan

(15,907 posts)

4. He's not getting his job back

Reply to CuriousSavage (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 28, 2025, 08:56 PM

Aug 28

Not only did he admit that he did it, it's on video as well

quakerboy

(14,542 posts)

8. What does that have to do with anything?

Reply to MichMan (Reply #4)

Thu Aug 28, 2025, 09:44 PM

Aug 28

Response to MichMan (Reply #4)

orangecrush This message was self-deleted by its author.

TomSlick

(12,716 posts)

3. As embarrassing as it is for a federal prosecutor to obtain an indictment - and it's really embarrassing -

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Aug 28, 2025, 08:07 PM

Aug 28

failing to obtain a misdemeanor conviction would be far worse.

It's time for the prosecutor to cut his losses.

twodogsbarking

(15,775 posts)

5. Double decker jeopardy I would say.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Aug 28, 2025, 09:00 PM

Aug 28

MichMan

(15,907 posts)

6. No

Reply to twodogsbarking (Reply #5)

Thu Aug 28, 2025, 09:19 PM

Aug 28

The felony charge never went to trial

twodogsbarking

(15,775 posts)

16. It's sandwich law. Not Trump's.

Reply to MichMan (Reply #6)

Fri Aug 29, 2025, 08:29 AM

Aug 29

meow2u3

(25,208 posts)

7. Judge Box O'Wine is the one bringing the charges

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Aug 28, 2025, 09:39 PM

Aug 28

She couldn't get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich. How is she going to get a jury to convict him?

Norrrm

(2,984 posts)

9. The heinous crime of throwing a sandwich at Trump's secret police.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Aug 28, 2025, 10:17 PM

Aug 28

Yet attempting to murder police gets a pardon if you are a loyal Trumpster.

jfz9580m

(15,958 posts)

12. Definitely an absurdist's dream

Reply to Norrrm (Reply #9)

Thu Aug 28, 2025, 11:28 PM

Aug 28

IzzaNuDay

(1,121 posts)

11. Prosecutor, come back when you can justify it.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Aug 28, 2025, 11:25 PM

Aug 28

A sammich is not a flagpole, bayonet, or gun. Get a life!

LeftInTX

(33,933 posts)

13. Insist on a jury trial!

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Aug 28, 2025, 11:30 PM

Aug 28

jfz9580m

(15,958 posts)

14. He sounds cool

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Aug 28, 2025, 11:47 PM

Aug 28

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/us/politics/trump-sandwich-assault-indictment-justice-department.html

Wonder what was in the sandwich

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I seriously have to ask myself these days if it is wise when I make a silly post like this. When I am impassioned enough, I don’t overthink it. Serious stuff should not be chilled by fascism. That’s what leads to fascism.

However, if I am just being silly, sadly, I second guess it occasionally these days.. Like would this post be the beat of the butterfly wings that causes a lousy AI to set off a chain of events etc. But then I realize how inane that is and post anyway.

I figure what’s a life where you can’t joke about sandwich throwing..

So absurd

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Sandwich thrower art is a thing now

https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-sandwich-thrower-grand-jury-52b9965e2f8b419ddb952b72be978793

truthisfreedom

(23,468 posts)

15. "DC Sandwich Thrower." Nice moniker.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Fri Aug 29, 2025, 05:53 AM

Aug 29

If you’ve got to have some fame following you around at job interviews, this one will help at any decent company.

Wonder Why

(6,191 posts)

17. I'm "fed" up with this. It turns my "stomach". The prosecution should "eat" its losses. It's

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Fri Aug 29, 2025, 11:19 AM

Aug 29

all a lot of "baloney" but I guess they have too much at "steak"[sic]. It's all so "cheesy". The prosecution doesn't know where they're going, much less where they've "bean"[sic]. That really "bites". They don't have a "heart", the "gutless" cowards. They're just "chicken" and should "duck" from the criticism.

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