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(NewsNation) — A Washington, D.C., antheral accused of throwing a sandwich astatine a Customs and Border Protection cause was charged with assaulting a national serviceman Wednesday.
The man, who officials identified arsenic 37-year-old Sean Charles Dunn, was charged with "felony battle connected a national officer," FBI Director Kash Patel said successful a societal media post.
The incident, which was captured connected video and went viral, occurred precocious Sunday arsenic the White House ramped up instrumentality enforcement patrols successful Washington this week.
According to a court filing, Dunn approached CBP agents adjacent 11 p.m., pointed a digit astatine one, called him a “fascist” and threw a “sub-style” sandwich astatine the agent’s chest. Dunn allegedly shouted, “Why are you here? I don’t privation you successful my city!” earlier attempting to tally away. He was rapidly apprehended, constabulary said.
Dunn was besides fired from his occupation astatine the Justice Department, Attorney General Pam Bondi said successful a social media post Thursday. He was an planetary affairs specializer successful the DOJ's transgression division, according to a section authoritative who spoke to The Associated Press connected the information of anonymity to sermon a unit matter.
"This is an illustration of the Deep State we person been up against for 7 months arsenic we enactment to refocus DOJ," Bondi wrote. “You volition NOT enactment successful this medication portion disrespecting our authorities and instrumentality enforcement.”
The Justice Department inactive employs a erstwhile FBI cause who was charged with joining the Capitol riots connected Jan. 6, 2021, siege, according to the AP. The erstwhile FBI supervisory agent, Jared Lane Wise, is serving arsenic a counsellor to DOJ pardon attorney Ed Martin Jr., who was a starring fig successful Trump’s campaign to overturn the 2020 election.
The incidental coincided with Trump’s propulsion to deploy National Guard troops and much national officers to the capital, citing transgression concerns. However, metropolis leaders constituent to statistic showing convulsive transgression astatine a 30-year low.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
