Sandwich thrown by activist allegedly shattered and created condiment mark on immigration officer, trial told
A federal customs official has stated under oath he could detect through his body armor the collision of a food product hurled at him by a DC demonstrator, who has stood before a judge for assault.
Immigration and customs agent the government official testified to the court panel the snack "shattered all over him" and he "could smell the aromatic vegetables and mustard" on his official attire.
No party contests that Sean Dunn, thirty-seven, did in fact throw obscenities and a made-to-order snack at authorities sent by the administration to secure the federal district in late summer.
The incident was captured on camera and went viral, making the defendant a symbol of opposition in the capital to the former president.
State lawyers originally tried to achieve felony charges against Mr Dunn, but a grand jury declined to indict him.
The administration's deployment of armed forces to the federal district this summer sparked protest from some of the city's residents, who considered it a politicisation of the military.
According to charging documents, the accused approached a law enforcement team at about 23:00 on August 10, calling them "fascists" and shouting: "Why are you present? You are not welcome in my city!"
The trial witnessed a reenactment from Mr Lairmore on the court date as he testified against Mr Dunn.
"I detected it through my protective gear," he stated of the food's collision, mentioning that an onion string dangled from his police radio and mustard stained his clothing.
Mr Dunn's attorney, the defense attorney, stated in her court presentation that throwing the sandwich was a "non-threatening act that did not, could not, create physical damage".
But prosecutor John Parron argued the accused must be facing consequences.
"Whatever your status, you can't just go around launching items at people because you're angry," the prosecutor stated.
Subsequent to the claimed attack was revealed, the accused was terminated from his position as a paralegal in the federal legal agency.
