Sandwich Attack: Grand Jury Rejects Felony? Justice Denied? | JQJO

Sean Charles Dunn, a former Justice Department employee, was caught on video throwing a sandwich at a federal agent in Washington D.C. Initially charged with felony assault, a grand jury declined to indict him on that charge. The Trump administration had publicized the case as an example of its tough stance on violence against law enforcement. Dunn now faces a misdemeanor charge of simple assault, carrying a maximum sentence of one year in prison, a significant reduction from the potential eight-year sentence he faced under the felony charge. This outcome follows several other recent instances where Washington grand juries refused to indict individuals accused of assaulting law enforcement officers, possibly reflecting public sentiment.