Sean Dunn, better known now as “Sandwich Guy,” just scored a major courtroom victory — and it’s one that leaves the Department of Justice looking more than a little embarrassed.
After months of headlines, raids, and outrage, a D.C. jury found Dunn not guilty of assaulting a federal officer, ending one of the strangest prosecutions in recent memory.
The case began when Dunn allegedly threw a Subway sandwich at a Border Patrol agent during a heated argument in Washington, D.C. The agent claimed the sub hit him and that he was left with “mustard and onions on his uniform.” He told the court the incident made him “smell bad.”
Yes — that was the crux of the government’s case.
Dunn admitted he threw the sandwich but denied that it amounted to assault. The jury took only a day to deliberate before deciding the whole thing didn’t rise to the level of a federal crime.
It’s a major blow for U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office, which has already seen several cases collapse before even reaching trial. A Washington grand jury had earlier refused to indict Dunn on a felony assault count, forcing prosecutors to downgrade the charges to a misdemeanor — the same cluster of charges typically reserved for Jan. 6 defendants accused of attacking police.
Despite the downgrade, the Justice Department came down on Dunn with full force. After his arrest, PBS News reported that “a team of armed federal agents in riot gear” raided his home. Dunn’s attorneys called the raid a political stunt, saying the DOJ produced the footage as a “highly produced ‘propaganda’ video” meant for the White House’s social media channels.
The irony runs deep: Dunn himself used to work inside the Justice Department as an international affairs specialist. That didn’t save him from being publicly fired by Attorney General Pam Bondi, who called him “an example of the Deep State.”
Now, with his name cleared, Dunn stands as a symbol of just how far the DOJ was willing to go — all over a foot-long sandwich.
