前司法部员工被控用三明治袭击联邦特工案开庭审理
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前司法部员工被控用三明治袭击联邦特工案开庭审理

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陪审团遴选已在华盛顿特区开始,前司法部员工肖恩·邓因涉嫌在华盛顿特区向一名联邦特工投掷三明治而被控轻罪袭击。

周一,华盛顿特区开始为前司法部员工肖恩·邓的审判进行陪审团遴选,邓被控轻罪袭击。该指控源于今年八月的一起事件,邓据称在该市的一次联邦执法行动中向一名海关与边境保护局(CBP)特工投掷了三明治。

事件被视频记录,显示邓在U街走廊——一个热门夜生活区——与CBP特工对峙。他 reportedly 大声辱骂并称这些特工为“法西斯”,随后向其中一名特工投掷了三明治。邓试图逃跑,但不久后被逮捕。逮捕后,司法部长帕姆·邦迪宣布邓被解除司法部职务。

最初,检方寻求对邓提出重罪袭击指控,该罪名最高可判处八年监禁。然而,大陪审团未对重罪指控进行起诉,导致指控降为轻罪,最高刑期为一年。邓于九月对轻罪指控表示不认罪。

邓的辩护团队已提交驳回指控的动议,称检方的起诉“具有选择性和报复性”。他们声称邓因公开批评政府的警务和移民政策而成为目标,而非因其被指控的行为性质。联邦检察官反对该动议,强调邓“被录像记录在极近距离向一名联邦官员投掷三明治”。

在法官驳回政府因陪审团指示分歧而请求推迟审判的申请后,审判继续进行。此案引起了公众广泛关注,一些人将邓的行为视为对华盛顿特区联邦执法力度加强的象征性抵抗。

此次审判的结果可能对因该市联邦特工与居民冲突而产生的类似案件产生更广泛的影响。

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NBC News

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Jury selection commenced Monday in Washington, D.C., for the trial of Sean Dunn, a former Justice Department employee charged with misdemeanor assault.

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The charge stems from an August incident where Dunn allegedly threw a sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent during a federal law enforcement operation in the city.

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The incident, captured on video, shows Dunn confronting CBP agents in the U Street Corridor, a popular nightlife area.

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He reportedly shouted expletives and called the agents 'fascists' before throwing the sandwich at one of them.

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Dunn attempted to flee but was apprehended shortly after.

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Following his arrest, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Dunn's termination from his position at the Justice Department.

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Initially, prosecutors sought a felony assault charge, which carries a potential sentence of up to eight years.

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However, a grand jury declined to indict Dunn on the felony count, leading to a reduced misdemeanor charge that carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison.

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