Substantial Evidence Presented in Assault Case

A Customs and Border Protection employee testified on Tuesday about an incident where he was thrown off balance by a sandwich thrown by a former Justice Department official. The agent described the moment as the sandwich “exploded all over me,” and he noted he felt the force even through his bulletproof vest.

Sean Charles Dunn, 37, faces misdemeanor assault charges for allegedly throwing a sandwich at CBP Agent Gregory Laremore outside a nightclub in Washington, D.C., last August. His attorney acknowledged that the incident occurred but insisted the charges are unwarranted.

“I felt it even through my bulletproof vest,” Laremore claimed, describing the encounter as feeling like a powerful explosion. “It smelled of onions and mustard,” he noted matter-of-factly.

Laremore went on to explain how he later discovered an onion stuck to his police radio and a mustard stain on his shirt from the flying hoagie.

Following the incident, his coworkers decided to lighten the mood with some joke gifts. They presented him with a “felony footlong” patch and a fancy sandwich that he now keeps on his office shelf.

Defense attorney Julia Gatto told jurors that Dunn’s sandwich toss was more of a “statement” against President Trump’s heightened federal police presence in the city. “It was a harmless act in the exercise of his right to express himself,” she contended. Gatto also stated, “He threw the sandwich, yes. But now, that act has been escalated into a federal criminal case.”

Dunn, who was a paralegal at the Department of Justice, found himself fired after a video of him throwing the sandwich and attempting to flee arrest went viral.

“This showcases the deep state we’ve been battling for months,” Attorney General Pam Bondi remarked on social media regarding Dunn’s dismissal. “You can’t serve in this administration if you show disrespect toward our government and law enforcement.”

Initially charged with a felony by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, Dunn saw the charges reduced when a grand jury opted not to indict him.

Assistant U.S. Attorney John Pallone reminded jurors, “No matter who you are, you can’t just throw things at others because you are upset.” He argued that regardless of Dunn’s intentions, his actions clearly “crossed the line.”

As the trial continues, it’s uncertain whether Dunn will personally testify when it resumes on Wednesday.