A man accused of throwing a sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in Washington, D.C. earlier this week has been charged with felony assault on a federal officer, authorities said Wednesday.
Sean Charles Dunn was arrested near the corner of 14th and U streets NW late Sunday night after confronting a group of law enforcement officers — including Metro Transit Police and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents — and yelling profanities, calling them “fascists” and saying, “Why are you here? I don’t want you in my city,” according to a criminal complaint cited by The Guardian.
Video of the incident circulating online shows a man police identify as Dunn yelling “shame” multiple times before crossing the street to speak with a CBP officer while holding a sub-style sandwich. He then throws the sandwich at the officer’s chest and tries to run away.
He was later arrested, according to the documents.
Dunn, who allegedly admitted throwing the sandwich, was charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers and employees of the United States, according to The Washington Post.
On Wednesday, U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro addressed the incident in a video shared on X.
“An individual went up to one of the federal law enforcement officers and started jumping up and down, screaming at him, berating him, yelling at him” before throwing the sandwich at the officer.
“He thought it was funny,” the former Fox News host said. “Well, he doesn’t think it’s funny today because we charged him with a felony.”
The charges come just days after President Donald Trump’s unprecedented announcement that his administration would temporarily take over the local police department to crack down on crime in the district, despite data showing violent crime is down 26% from last year.
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