仅事实
华盛顿特区男子因用三明治袭击联邦特工案开庭审理
摘要
肖恩·查尔斯·邓因涉嫌在华盛顿特区抗议活动中向一名联邦特工投掷三明治而面临审判，辩方称此举为政治声明。
在华盛顿特区，肖恩·查尔斯·邓的审判正式开始，案件聚焦于一起发生在8月10日的轻罪袭击指控。邓被控在一次抗议前总统唐纳德·特朗普执法激增行动的活动中，向一名美国海关与边境保护局（CBP）特工投掷三明治。
助理美国检察官约翰·帕隆向陪审团陈述，强调个人不满不能成为对他人采取身体行动的理由。邓的辩护律师朱莉娅·加托承认了该行为，但将其描述为象征性的抗议手势，主张此举无害且属于邓的言论自由权利范围内。
该事件被一名旁观者的手机视频记录下来，视频显示邓走近夜总会外的CBP特工，表达对其存在的反对意见，随后向一名特工胸部投掷三明治。该特工作证称，三明治击中时力度足以透过其防弹背心感受到冲击。
事件发生后，邓当时担任司法部刑事司国际事务专员，被解雇。他最初被逮捕，后在一次突袭其住所时再次被捕，白宫在其官方X账号上分享了突袭录像。
大陪审团未对邓提出重罪袭击指控，检方改以轻罪指控起诉。审判预计将继续进行，陪审团将评议邓的行为是否构成刑事犯罪，或属于受保护的政治抗议行为。
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The trial of Sean Charles Dunn commenced in Washington, D.C., focusing on a misdemeanor assault charge stemming from an incident on August 10.
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Dunn is accused of throwing a sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent during a protest against former President Donald Trump's law enforcement surge in the city.
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Assistant U.S. Attorney John Parron addressed the jury, emphasizing that personal grievances do not justify physical actions against others.
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Dunn's defense attorney, Julia Gatto, acknowledged the act but characterized it as a symbolic gesture of protest, asserting that it was harmless and within Dunn's rights to free expression.
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The incident, captured on a bystander's cellphone video, shows Dunn approaching CBP agents outside a nightclub, voicing opposition to their presence, and subsequently throwing a sandwich at one agent's chest.
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The agent testified that the sandwich struck him with enough force to be felt through his ballistic vest.
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Following the event, Dunn, who was employed as an international affairs specialist in the Justice Department's criminal division, was terminated from his position.
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