A man has been arrested on a charge that he hurled a sandwich at a federal law enforcement official in the nation's capital amid a surge in law enforcement patrols ordered by the White House, according to a court filing Wednesday.
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Sean Charles Dunn, 37, of Washington, D.C., approached a group of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents late Sunday, 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 sub-style sandwich at the agent's chest, the affidavit says.
"Why are you here? I don't want you in my city!" Dunn shouted, according to police.
Dunn tried to run away but was arrested on a federal assault charge, police said.
Online court records don't list an attorney for Dunn.
The incident coincided with President Donald Trump's push to flood the city with National Guard troops and federal officers. Trump claims crime in the city has reached emergency levels, but city leaders point to statistics showing violent crime at a 30-year low.