Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, charged 37-year-old Sean Charles Dunn, a Justice Department employee, with felony assault on a law enforcement officer on Wednesday after he tossed a sandwich at an officer’s chest last Sunday.
Attorney General Pam Bondi revealed on Thursday that Dunn has since been fired from the DOJ. She called the incident “an example of the Deep State we have been up against for seven months.”
“If you touch any law enforcement officer, we will come after you. I just learned that this defendant worked at the Department of Justice — NO LONGER. Not only is he FIRED, he has been charged with a felony,” she said. “This is an example of the Deep State we have been up against for seven months as we work to refocus the DOJ. You will NOT work in this administration while disrespecting our government and law enforcement.”
In a video of the incident, a man in a pink-collared shirt and shorts is yelling obscenities at law enforcement, calling them “fascists,” before throwing a sandwich at an officer. The video went viral on social media. It’s unclear whether the officer was hurt.
The incident, which happened around 11 p.m. Sunday on the corner of 14th and U streets NW, came as President Donald Trump geared up to deploy the National Guard in Washington, D.C.
#BREAKING: A DC man has been charged with felony assault charges after hitting a federal agent with Subway sandwich
A Washington, D.C. man is now facing federal charges after allegedly throwing a sub-style sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection… pic.twitter.com/e2zcx20Y1E
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) August 13, 2025
Dunn allegedly admitted to officers that he threw the Subway sandwich after his arrest, saying, “I did it. I threw a sandwich.”
Pirro said she believed Dunn thought the sandwich-hurling was funny.
“He thought it was funny,” she said. “Well, he doesn’t think it’s funny today because we charged him with a felony: assault on a police officer.”
Dunn could face up to 8 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 if he’s convicted of felony assault on an officer. It’s possible that the charges could be dropped to misdemeanor simple assault on an officer, which carries a maximum of one year in prison and up to $100,000 in fines.
Felony assault requires “physical contact with the victim of that assault or the intent to commit another felony.”
Assault a law enforcement officer, and you’ll be prosecuted.
This guy thought it was funny—well, he doesn’t think it’s funny today, because we charged him with a felony. pic.twitter.com/O0NVAFDZrU
— Jeanine Pirro (@JudgeJeanine) August 13, 2025
Pirro’s comments come as Trump federalized the Metropolitan Police Department on Monday in an effort to clean up homeless encampments and crime in the city. Trump has also deployed several federal agencies and the National Guard to police the district.
Trump said he would continue sweeping up crime in the district beyond the 30-day deadline mandated by law. He plans to ask Congress for a “long-term extension” and hinted that he’ll seek to influence the crime policies of other cities.
District residents expressed anger toward law enforcement on Wednesday night, shouting at them and warning drivers heading into traffic stops at a checkpoint in the district.
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Pirro believes law enforcement should be backed no matter the circumstances.
“We’re gonna back the police to the hilt,” Pirro added, before smiling. “So there, stick your Subway sandwich somewhere else.”
