The infamous D.C. sandwich thrower has just received a decision from a Grand Jury.

Federal prosecutors have failed to convince a Grand Jury to charge former DOJ employee Sean Dunn with felony assault.

The former DOJ employee was instead charged with a misdemeanor.

Dunn was arrested earlier this month after throwing a sandwich at a Customs and Border Patrol agent.

In case you haven’t seen Dunn throwing the sandwich at the officers, watch it here:

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ABC News provided the following details on the Grand Jury’s decision:

Federal prosecutors have charged the man accused of throwing a sandwich at a Customs and Border Patrol agent in Washington, D.C., earlier this month with a misdemeanor after a grand jury refused to indict him on a more serious felony assault charge on Wednesday, according to court records filed Thursday.

Sean Dunn has now been charged through a criminal information, which did not require sign-off by a D.C. grand jury.

Prosecutors failed to convince a grand jury to charge Dunn with a felony, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday.

According to the earlier felony criminal complaint, Dunn approached the officer while shouting “f— you! You f—— fascists! Why are you here? I don’t want you in my city!”

Liberals have since turned Dunn’s actions into a symbol of resistance:

WUSA9 reports more on Dunn’s slap on the wrist:

Sean Dunn, 37, was released on his own recognizance earlier this month after being arrested for the incident near 14th Street and U Street NW. The grand jury’s decision not to indict Dunn was first reported Wednesday by the New York Times.

Federal prosecutors’ failure to secure an indictment against Dunn – whose arrest was highlighted in a social media video by the White House – marks the second time in a week a grand jury has declined to return charges sought by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office. On Monday, prosecutors were forced to file a lesser misdemeanor charge against Sidney Reid, a woman accused of assaulting an FBI agent during an ICE arrest, after three consecutive grand juries declined to indict her.

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Grand juries rarely decline to indict when federal prosecutors seek charges. They need only find there is probable cause, or a reasonable basis to support charging someone, and they typically make their decisions after hearing evidence only from the government.

Dunn’s attorney declined to comment Wednesday about the grand jury’s decision.

Dunn, a former paralegal with the Justice Department, was charged earlier this month with a felony version of a federal assault charge that carries up to eight years in prison. In court filings, prosecutors said Dunn verbally confronted officers and calling them “fascists” before tossing a sandwich at one. Afterward, Dunn allegedly admitted to the act, telling police, “I did it. I threw the sandwich.”

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