Food item thrown by activist allegedly shattered and created yellow spot on customs official, legal proceedings reveal
A federal customs official has testified he could feel through his body armor the collision of a food product launched at him by a Washington DC protester, who has faced court proceedings for physical attack.
Immigration and customs agent the government official informed the jury the food item "shattered all over him" and he "detected the onions and mustard" on his work clothing.
No party contests that the accused, thirty-seven, did in fact throw vulgar language and a prepared food item at authorities assigned by the former president to monitor the nation's capital in the summer month.
The occurrence was captured on camera and became popular online, making the defendant a figure of dissent in the federal district to the former president.
Federal attorneys originally tried to achieve felony charges against the accused, but a judicial committee declined to charge him.
The administration's assignment of National Guard troops to the capital this summer sparked anger from some of the city's residents, who viewed it as a politicisation of the armed forces.
Per court papers, the defendant came near a law enforcement team at about 23:00 on August 10, calling them "authoritarians" and exclaiming: "Why are you present? Your presence is unwanted in my city!"
The court saw a demonstration from Mr Lairmore on the trial day as he gave evidence against the accused.
"I detected it through my ballistic vest," he said of the food's collision, noting that an vegetable piece hung from his police radio and mustard stained his shirt.
Mr Dunn's legal counsel, his legal representative, said in her initial argument that throwing the food item was a "non-threatening act that did not, could not, cause injury".
But government attorney the prosecutor maintained the defendant must be facing consequences.
"Regardless of identity, you can't just go around throwing stuff at individuals because you're angry," the prosecutor declared.
Following the reported incident came to light, the accused was terminated from his job as a paralegal in the Department of Justice.
