U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks next to U.S. President Donald Trump during a press conference about deploying federal law enforcement agents in Washington to bolster the local police presence, in the Press Briefing Room at the White House, in Washington D.C., U.S., August 11, 2025.
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The man facing a federal assault charge for chucking a Subway sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in Washington, D.C., was an employee at the Department of Justice, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday.
The man, identified in court documents as Sean Charles Dunn, has been fired, she said.
Dunn worked in the DOJ criminal division’s international affairs section.
“I just learned that this defendant worked at the Department of Justice — NO LONGER,” Bondi said in an X post.
“This is an example of the Deep State we have been up against for seven months as we work to refocus DOJ,” she added.
“You will NOT work in this administration while disrespecting our government and law enforcement.”
A video of the incident, which occurred Sunday night in Washington’s Northwest section, shows an agitated man in a pink polo shirt and light shorts speaking to a small group of agents on a sidewalk, while holding a wrapped Subway sandwich in one hand.
He then winds up and hurls the sandwich into the chest of the officer nearest to him before sprinting away while at least three officers give chase, the 32-second clip posted by FBI Director Kash Patel shows.
Dunn was arrested Wednesday night, Patel said.
A statement of facts from a police detective says that Dunn was apprehended after attempting to flee the scene.
While being processed by the Metropolitan Police Department, Dunn said, “I did it. I threw a sandwich,” according to the detective.
