"The straitlaced court proceedings seemed to crack at times as lawyers played video of Dunn bobbing up and down, hurling expletives at a group of law enforcement officers patrolling a popular nightlife area..."

"... at 14th and U Streets NW, as a bystander chuckled at the scene and offered running commentary. ('No, Superman!') Jurors also saw video of the sandwich being thrown, the short-lived foot chase that followed and Dunn’s statements after the arrest: 'I did it. I threw a sandwich. I did it to draw them away from where they were. I succeeded.'... Defense attorney Sabrina Shroff... displayed a photo of the wrapped sandwich on the ground and pressed the agent to clarify whether it had really exploded. Lairmore said... 'I had mustard and condiments on my uniform, and an onion hanging from my radio antenna that night,' the agent said. During closing arguments Wednesday, Shroff questioned whether [the officer] really felt threatened, noting that his co-workers gave him a plush toy sandwich as a gag gift, which he displayed on his office shelf, and an insignia that he affixed on his lunchbox, showing a likeness of Dunn hoisting a hoagie above the words 'Felony Footlong.'"

From "Jury finds D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ not guilty of assaulting officer.Sean C. Dunn admitted he flung the hoagie at a federal agent. His attorneys called it a 'harmless gesture' of protest as Trump commandeered D.C. police" (WaPo).