Sandwich hurled by protester allegedly burst and caused condiment mark on border agent, legal proceedings reveal
A federal customs official has stated under oath he could sense through his ballistic vest the force of a deli item launched at him by a Washington DC protester, who has gone on trial for physical attack.
Customs and Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore told the legal jury the food item "shattered all over him" and he "detected the aromatic vegetables and mustard" on his uniform.
No party disputes that the defendant, in his thirties, did in fact throw profanities and a prepared food item at officers sent by the administration to secure the nation's capital in August.
The occurrence was recorded on camera and became popular online, making the accused a figure of opposition in the capital to the former president.
Federal attorneys initially tried to achieve serious criminal counts against the defendant, but a legal panel declined to charge him.
Trump's deployment of military personnel to Washington DC this summer generated outrage from some of the local inhabitants, who saw it as a partisan deployment of the armed forces.
Based on legal filings, the accused walked up to a police contingent at about 11 PM on 10 August, describing them "extremists" and exclaiming: "Why are you present? You are not welcome in my city!"
The legal proceeding observed a re-enactment from the officer on the court date as he testified against the accused.
"I detected it through my ballistic vest," he testified of the item's force, adding that an vegetable piece remained from his police radio and condiment discolored his clothing.
The defendant's lawyer, Julia Gatto, argued in her court presentation that launching the deli product was a "innocent action that did not, could not, result in harm".
But state lawyer the prosecutor said the accused must be held accountable.
"No matter who you are, you can't just go around throwing stuff at people because you're mad," Mr Parron declared.
Subsequent to the alleged assault became public, Mr Dunn was terminated from his position as a paralegal in the Department of Justice.
