Pam Bondi fires 37-year-old DOJ employee who threw a sub sandwich at a border patrol worker

·Department of JusticePam Bondi fires 37-year-old DOJ employee who threw a sub sandwich at a border patrol workerBy Michael KunzelmanBy Alanna Durkin RicherBy The Associated PressBy Michael KunzelmanBy Alanna Durkin RicherBy The Associated Press Attorney General Pam Bondi.AP Photo/Mark SchiefelbeinA man charged with a felony for hurling a sandwich at a federal law-enforcement official in the nation’s capital has been fired from his job at the Justice Department, Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a social media post Thursday

A of Sean Charles Dunn berating a group of federal agents late Sunday went viral online

Dunn was arrested on an assault charge after he threw a “sub-style” sandwich at a Customs and Border tection agent, a court filing said

Dunn, 37, of Washington, was an international affairs specialist in the Justice Department’s criminal division, according to a department official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a personnel matter. “This is an example of the Deep State we have been up against for seven months as we work to refocus DOJ,” Bondi wrote. “You will NOT work in this administration while disrespecting our government and law enforcement.” Sabrina Shroff, an attorney who represented Dunn at his initial appearance in federal court, declined to on the allegations against her client after Thursday’s hearing

A multiagency flood of uniformed federal law enforcement officers had fanned out across the city over the weekend after the White House had announced stepped-up measures to combat crime

The Justice Department still employs a former FBI agent who was charged with joining a mob’s attack on the U.S

Around 11 p.m. on Sunday, Dunn apached a group of CBP agents, pointed a finger in an agent’s face and swore at him, calling him a “fascist,” a police affidavit says

An observer’s captured Dunn throwing a 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 appreh, police said

The incident coincided with 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

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