WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal prosecutors say Man seen throwing a sandwich on camera in Federal Law Enforcement Officer In the country’s capital, a person familiar with the issue told The Associated Press.
Shawn Charles Dunn was arrested on assault charges after throwing a sub-style sandwich at customs and border security agents. The video of the incident went viral and shortly after he was fired from the Department of Justice, he worked as an international affairs expert in the department’s criminal division.
This incident is one example of a legal pushback to President Donald Trump. Surge in law enforcement in Washington That has led to the arrests of over 1,000 people. It is very rare for a large ju judge to refuse to return the charges, and it was once said that prosecutors could persuade a large ju judge to “prosecute a ham sandwich.”
The large ju judge will determine, in a secret process, whether there is sufficient evidence to indict the prosecution, and the prosecutor can return to try again in Dan’s case. The person who described his failure to obtain charges against Dan on Tuesday was not permitted to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
A message seeking comment was sent Wednesday to a spokesman for the District of Columbia’s Chief U.S. prosecutor. Dan’s lawyer declined to comment.
The New York Times first reported development.
Dan’s arrest came in one of the first days later Trump’s August 11th order Because federal agents and troops flood Washington. Authorities say Dan approaches a group of CBP agents, points his fingers in the agent’s face, vows to him, calling him a “fascist,” the police affidavit says. According to the affidavit, the observer’s video filmed Dan by throwing a sandwich into the agent’s chest.
“Why are you here? I don’t want you in my town!” cried Dan, police.
Dan tried to escape but was arrested, police said. He was first released and later re-arrested by federal agents. A video of the agent arresting him and handcuffing him was posted online by the official White House X account.
The defense attorney and at least one federal judge raised concerns over the handling of federal arrests against accusations that in many cases are normally handled by local governments rather than federal prosecutors. This week, one magistrate judge Older against the counter lawsuit A man imprisoned for a week when prosecutors decide to stop the lawsuit. The judge called it “the most illegal search I’ve ever seen in my life.”
In another recent case, Washington prosecutors confirmed that three large ju courts voted separately, recording videos of prisoners transferring to immigration and customs enforcement agency management, indicting a woman who was accused of assaulting an FBI agent outside a city prison in July. Pilro’s office, rejected by the big ju judge, instead pursues misdemeanor assault charges against Sydney Lori Reed.
on tuesday, Scott J. PichonThe 33-year-old was arrested Friday for spitting on two South Carolina Army National Guard members who were patrolling near Union Station, the city’s transportation hub. Picon is facing a felony assault charge that serves a maximum sentence of eight years.
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Associated Press Writer Michael Kunzelmann contributed to this report.
