By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
WASHINGTON (AP) — A person charged with a felony for hurling a sandwich at a federal law-enforcement official within the nation’s capital has been fired from his job on the Justice Division, Legal professional Common Pam Bondi stated in a social media put up Thursday.
A video of Sean Charles Dunn berating a gaggle of federal brokers late Sunday went viral on-line because the White Home ramped up a surge in law-enforcement patrols in Washington this week. Dunn was arrested on an assault cost after he threw a “sub-style” sandwich at a Customs and Border Safety agent, a courtroom submitting stated.
Dunn, 37, of Washington, was a world affairs specialist within the Justice Division’s felony division, in keeping with a division official who spoke on the situation of anonymity to debate a personnel matter.
“That is an instance of the Deep State we’ve got been up towards for seven months as we work to refocus DOJ,” Bondi wrote. “You’ll NOT work on this administration whereas disrespecting our authorities and legislation enforcement.”
The Justice Division nonetheless employs a former FBI agent who was charged with becoming a member of a mob’s assault on the U.S. Capitol and cheering on rioters in the course of the Jan. 6, 2021, siege. The previous FBI supervisory agent, Jared Lane Smart, is serving as a counselor to Justice Division pardon lawyer Ed Martin Jr., who was a number one determine in President Donald Trump’s marketing campaign to overturn the 2020 election.
Round 11 p.m. on Sunday, Dunn approached a gaggle of CBP brokers, pointed a finger in an agent’s face and swore at him, calling him a “fascist,” a police affidavit says. An observer’s video captured Dunn throwing a sandwich on the agent’s chest, the affidavit says.
“Why are you right here? I don’t need you in my metropolis!” Dunn shouted, in keeping with police.
Dunn tried to run away however was apprehended, police stated.
An lawyer for Dunn didn’t instantly reply to an e mail searching for remark.
The incident coincided with Trump’s push to flood the town with Nationwide Guard troops and federal officers. Trump claims crime within the metropolis has reached emergency ranges, however metropolis leaders level to statistics exhibiting violent crime at a 30-year low.
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