A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., has declined to issue a felony assault indictment against Sean Charles Dunn, a 37-year-old former Department of Justice paralegal accused of hurling a submarine sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer earlier this month, according to court filings and people familiar with the matter. Prosecutors alleged that on Aug. 13 Dunn confronted the officer near the corner of 14th and U Streets NW, shouted at the agents and threw the sandwich. The incident was captured on video and drew widespread attention; federal agents later arrested Dunn in a high-profile operation. He was dismissed from his DOJ position following the arrest. The grand jury’s refusal marks the second time in recent days that jurors have rebuffed felony assault cases tied to President Donald Trump’s expanded federal law-enforcement presence in the capital; a separate panel earlier declined to indict a woman accused of assaulting an FBI agent. Prosecutors may seek a new indictment against Dunn or proceed with misdemeanor charges, which do not require grand-jury approval.
In yet another example of the rabid partisanship of the DC legal/judicial process, NYT reporting today that a DC grand jury refused to indict Sean Dunn, the sub-throwing ex-DOJ employee, on federal assault charges. This is the second time this month that a DC grand jury--made up
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent https://t.co/jZsXD3qmtH via @NYTimes
No indictment for Sandwich Guy https://t.co/deeyDnzHzz