Sean Charles Dunn was named as the former U.S. Department of Justice employee who is accused of being the man caught throwing a sandwich at a federal officer in a viral video.
Dunn, 37, of Washington D.C., “was an international affairs specialist in the Justice Department’s criminal division,” a source told the Associated Press. He worked as a trial attorney, according to TMZ.
The video shows the man speaking with a federal officer in Washington D.C. before whipping what looked like a sub sandwich at him and then running away, where he was pursued by multiple uniformed officers.
Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on X that the suspect was fired by the Department of Justice and charged with a felony after the sandwich incident.
Sean Charles Dunn Is Accused of Shouting Expletives at the Agent
The complaint says that, on Aug. 10, 2025, at around 11 p.m., a metro transit police detective and members of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection were “patrolling the area of 2001 14th Street NW in Washington,” when the detective observed Sean Charles Dunn allegedly “begin to shout” at a CBP agent who was performing official duties.
DOJ complaint
He is accused of standing within inches of the agent, pointing his finger in his face and yelling, “F*** you! You f****** fascists! Why are you here? I don’t want you in my city!” according to the federal complaint.
Dunn is accused of having “continued his conduct for several minutes before crossing the street and continuing to yell obscenities” at the agent. At around 11:06 p.m., he’s accused of throwing a sandwich at him, striking him in the chest, a scene captured on an Instagram video.
The complaint says Dunn was seen in the window “winding his arm back and forcefully throwing a sub-style sandwich” at the agent.
Man charged with felony assault after hurling a Subway sandwich at a CBP officer Sunday night in NW D.C. Sean Charles Dunn, 37, allegedly shouted “Fck you! You fcken fascists!” before throwing the sub, striking the officer in the chest. Caught on video, he admitted, “I did it. I… pic.twitter.com/3Vnb4150Yo
— GoodMorningRooster (@RoosterGM) August 14, 2025
The complaint says that, when captured, Dunn told an officer, “I did it. I threw a sandwich.”
DC man charged with felony assault after hitting federal agent with Subway sandwich https://t.co/Au5Ye8IxAe pic.twitter.com/cm3tl9AzZq
— New York Post (@nypost) August 13, 2025
“If you touch any law enforcement officer, we will come after you. I just learned that this defendant worked at the Department of Justice — NO LONGER. Not only is he FIRED, he has been charged with a felony,” Bondi wrote on X.
He’s accused of assaulting an officer.
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