A jury found Sean Charles Dunn, the man accused of throwing a sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection agent in Washington, D.C., not guilty of misdemeanor assault after three days of testimony and dozens of exhibits.

Dunn hugged his attorneys after the verdict on Thursday and said, "I'm relieved and look forward to moving on with my life."

Speaking outside the courthouse, he added: "That night, I believed I was protecting the rights of immigrants," recalling his encounter with the CBP officer during the federal law enforcement surge in August.

Defense attorney Sabrina Shroff said the legal team was "very relieved, not only as Sean's lawyers, but as people who regularly find ourselves dissenting in many different respects."

FILE - Posters of a person throwing a sandwich are pictured

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