WASHINGTON — A man captured on camera hurling a sandwich at a federal agent in D.C. was charged with a misdemeanor offense after prosecutors failed to convince a grand jury to return a more serious felony indictment, according to court papers.
The move this past week is a blow to the Trump administration, which highlighted the felony assault case against Sean Charles Dunn to show it would aggressively prosecute violence against law enforcement — even after Trump pardoned Jan. 6 rioters who brutally attacked officers with poles and other makeshift weapons. It's rare for a grand jury not to return an indictment.
The White House spotlighted Dunn's case with a dramatic social media video of his arrest by federal agents. Washington's top federal prosecutor, Jeanine Pirro, also touted the felo