DC Grand Jury Refuses to Indict Folk Hero Who Tossed Sandwich at CBP Officer:
Sean Charles Dunn allegedly threw his sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection ...
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Grand Jury Rejects Charges Against Sandwich AttackerSean Charles Dunn was not indicted after allegedly throwing a sandwich at a border officer, facing up to 8 years in prison.
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- A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. declined to indict Sean Charles Dunn for felony assault after a sandwich-throwing incident.
- Dunn, an Air Force veteran, shouted political slogans at the officer before confessing to the act.
- Despite potential imprisonment of up to eight years, prosecutors failed to secure an indictment, marking a setback.
- The incident has been embraced as a symbolic protest against the Trump administration’s federal law enforcement tactics.
It is without a doubt the most illegal search I’ve ever seen in my life.— U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui regarding the illegal search of a man.
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