A D.C. man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent in what he called an act of protest this summer was found not guilty of a federal assault charge.

Jurors found Sean Dunn not guilty of one misdemeanor assault charge on Thursday in federal court in D.C.

Dunn told News4 he’s glad the trial is over.

“I’m relieved and looking forward to moving on with my life,” he said.

Dunn hugged his lawyers after the foreperson read the verdict. The jury — which had sandwiches for lunch on Thursday, according to a person familiar with jury lunches — deliberated the charges for several hours on Wednesday and Thursday.

Dunn’s act caught on video turned him into a symbol of resistance to President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in the District.

Prosecutors told jurors that Dunn broke the law when

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