🔗 Share this article Deli item hurled by protester supposedly exploded and left yellow spot on customs official, court hears A man, subsequently taken into custody for supposedly assaulting police officers with a food item, interacts with Border Patrol and FBI agents. A federal customs official has stated under oath he could detect through his ballistic vest the force of a sandwich thrown at him by a capital city activist, who has faced court proceedings for assault. Federal border agent Gregory Lairmore testified to the court panel the sandwich "exploded all over him" and he "could smell the aromatic vegetables and condiment" on his work clothing. Neither side disputes that Sean Dunn, thirty-seven, did in fact lob obscenities and a prepared food item at law enforcement deployed by President Donald Trump to secure the nation's capital in the summer month. The incident was filmed on recording and became popular online, making Mr Dunn a representation of opposition in Washington DC to the former president. State lawyers originally tried to achieve serious criminal counts against the accused, but a grand jury refused to indict him. The former president's sending of armed forces to Washington DC this warmer months sparked protest from some of the local inhabitants, who viewed it as a partisan deployment of the armed forces. Based on legal filings, the defendant came near a group of officers at about late evening on the summer date, calling them "authoritarians" and yelling: "Why are you present? You are not welcome in my city!" The court witnessed a re-enactment from Mr Lairmore on Tuesday as he gave evidence against Mr Dunn. "I detected it through my body armor," he said of the sandwich's impact, adding that an onion string remained from his police radio and sauce marked his shirt. Mr Dunn's lawyer, his legal representative, argued in her opening statement that hurling the deli product was a "non-threatening act that did not, could not, result in harm". But state lawyer the state's representative argued the accused must be held accountable. "Whatever your status, you should not hurling objects at others because you're angry," the attorney stated. Following the reported incident became public, the defendant was fired from his employment as a paralegal in the federal legal agency.