The demonization rhetoric continues to accelerate.
Trump Admin takes over D.C. Policing | Sandwich Thrower NOT GUILTY
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The demonization rhetoric continues to accelerate.
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I wonder if fhere will be evidence beyond Mr. Balls’ own testimony.
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That tweet is incorrect and misleading. The defendants who did not receive any prison time were two 15-year-olds. They are not the same people being charged here. The people charged here not only had not been sentenced, but were not yet arresemted until yesterday.
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Thx. Found a more accurate story from Reuters:
Two more arrested in attempted carjacking of DOGE staffer in Washington, D.C.
Two more arrested in attempted carjacking of DOGE staffer in Washington, D.C.
Two more people have been arrested for the alleged assault of a former DOGE staff member in August that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump's federal crackdown on crime in the nation's capital, authorities said on Monday.
“… Jeanine Pirro, the top federal prosecutor in Washington, said two men, ages 19 and 18, were arrested in the carjacking attack on Edward Coristine, known as "Big Balls."
… Coristine has said 10 people were involved in the attack, and four have been arrested so far.
In Monday's announcement, Pirro said Laurence Cotton-Powell, 19, and Anthony Taylor, 18 were charged with attempted unarmed carjacking, two counts of robbery, and two counts of assault with intent to commit robbery.
Both men also face charges in another attack and robbery that took place just before the attack against Coristine and his friends.
… Last week, a boy and a girl, both 15, received probation after pleading guilty in the case to simple assault, which does not involve use of a weapon or result in serious injury.…”
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Thx. Found a more accurate story from Reuters:
Two more arrested in attempted carjacking of DOGE staffer in Washington, D.C.
Two more arrested in attempted carjacking of DOGE staffer in Washington, D.C.
Two more people have been arrested for the alleged assault of a former DOGE staff member in August that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump's federal crackdown on crime in the nation's capital, authorities said on Monday.www.reuters.com
“… Jeanine Pirro, the top federal prosecutor in Washington, said two men, ages 19 and 18, were arrested in the carjacking attack on Edward Coristine, known as "Big Balls."
… Coristine has said 10 people were involved in the attack, and four have been arrested so far.
In Monday's announcement, Pirro said Laurence Cotton-Powell, 19, and Anthony Taylor, 18 were charged with attempted unarmed carjacking, two counts of robbery, and two counts of assault with intent to commit robbery.
Both men also face charges in another attack and robbery that took place just before the attack against Coristine and his friends.
… Last week, a boy and a girl, both 15, received probation after pleading guilty in the case to simple assault, which does not involve use of a weapon or result in serious injury.…”
“… As for the Aug. 3 attacks, authorities on Monday detailed how Cotton-Powell and Taylor were allegedly part of a group of youngsters who punched, chased and pepper sprayed a group of friends at the Sunoco gas station on U Street. Enlarged photos from CCTV footage that captured the attack dotted the room hosting the news conference Monday.
The alleged assailants then ran away, heading a couple blocks south where, according to court records, they spotted Edward Coristine and a companion.
A group of about 10 young people approached the pair, who were walking toward a car after a party,on Swann Street in Northwest Washington in the predawn darkness.
“Let me get your car! Let me get your car,” the group said, according to prosecutors. Coristine told officers he pushed his companion into the car “for her safety” and that people in the group then attacked him. Some members of the group also banged on the car and pulled on its doors while the woman inside texted and called a friend for help.
… Officers patrolling the area interrupted the assault and apprehended the two 15-year-olds, but others fled, according to police.…”
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DC Man Sues Over His Arrest for Playing Darth Vader Music at National Guard
The lawsuit has Star Wars jokes, of course.
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Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent
Jury selection started on Monday for Sean C. Dunn, who was charged with misdemeanor assault after hitting a federal agent with a “sub-style sandwich.”
Trial Begins for D.C. Man Accused of Throwing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent
Jury selection started on Monday for Sean C. Dunn, who was charged with misdemeanor assault after hitting a federal agent with a “sub-style sandwich.”
“… Sean C. Dunn, a former paralegal for the Justice Department, will instead go to court to fight a misdemeanor assault charge in the August episode. A video of it circulated widely on social media, making him a symbol of local opposition to President Trump’s deployment of troops and federal agents in Washington.
The case stands out for its unusual facts and the Trump administration’s determination to prosecute the man, even on a lesser charge. But it is one of a number of unusually minor cases the government is bringing to federal court at Mr. Trump’s direction.
… According to the government’s court filings, Mr. Dunn yelled obscenities at the officers and called them “fascists” before “winding his arm back and forcefully throwing a sub-style sandwich” at the agent.
“Why are you here? I don’t want you in my city,” he yelled, according to charging documents.
Leading up to the trial, federal prosecutors and Mr. Dunn’s lawyers sparred over how to properly instruct the jury, given the unusual nature of the charges. That included discussion over the definition of federal misdemeanor assault, which typically requires physical contact, and whether the incident could be considered interfering with the agent’s duties.…”
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Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent
Jury selection started on Monday for Sean C. Dunn, who was charged with misdemeanor assault after hitting a federal agent with a “sub-style sandwich.”
Trial Begins for D.C. Man Accused of Throwing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent
Jury selection started on Monday for Sean C. Dunn, who was charged with misdemeanor assault after hitting a federal agent with a “sub-style sandwich.”www.nytimes.com
“… Sean C. Dunn, a former paralegal for the Justice Department, will instead go to court to fight a misdemeanor assault charge in the August episode. A video of it circulated widely on social media, making him a symbol of local opposition to President Trump’s deployment of troops and federal agents in Washington.
The case stands out for its unusual facts and the Trump administration’s determination to prosecute the man, even on a lesser charge. But it is one of a number of unusually minor cases the government is bringing to federal court at Mr. Trump’s direction.
… According to the government’s court filings, Mr. Dunn yelled obscenities at the officers and called them “fascists” before “winding his arm back and forcefully throwing a sub-style sandwich” at the agent.
“Why are you here? I don’t want you in my city,” he yelled, according to charging documents.
Leading up to the trial, federal prosecutors and Mr. Dunn’s lawyers sparred over how to properly instruct the jury, given the unusual nature of the charges. That included discussion over the definition of federal misdemeanor assault, which typically requires physical contact, and whether the incident could be considered interfering with the agent’s duties.…”
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D.C. Sandwich Thrower Goes on Trial as Jurors Hear of Mustard and Onions
Jury will consider whether Sean Dunn committed misdemeanor assault when he threw a Subway footlong at federal agent
“… First to the witness stand was the agent who took the sandwich in the chest: Gregory Lairmore. A 23-year veteran of Customs and Border Protection, Lairmore testified that he could feel the impact of the sandwich through his ballistic vest. The sandwich “exploded all over,” he said, and it smelled of onions and mustard.
Lairmore testified that he tried to de-escalate the situation as Dunn berated him and other law-enforcement officials in a profane outburst. After Dunn threw the sandwich, he turned and ran, leading law enforcement officers on a chase that ended a block away.
During cross-examination, Dunn’s defense team pointed to a photograph of what was believed to have been the sandwich—post-impact—that showed it largely intact and still mostly inside its wrapper.
When pressed by the defense for more specificity on the toppings—lettuce? ham? turkey?—Lairmore appeared to hold himself back from laughing but said he absolutely ended up with mustard on his uniform and an onion on his radio antenna.…”
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“…Dunn’s defense lawyers sought to use their cross-examination to show that even Lairmore’s colleagues took a light view of the incident. Under questioning, Lairmore said co-workers gave him a sandwich-shaped plush toy and a patch reading “felony footlong” as gag gifts.D.C. Sandwich Thrower Goes on Trial as Jurors Hear of Mustard and Onions
Jury will consider whether Sean Dunn committed misdemeanor assault when he threw a Subway footlong at federal agent
“… First to the witness stand was the agent who took the sandwich in the chest: Gregory Lairmore. A 23-year veteran of Customs and Border Protection, Lairmore testified that he could feel the impact of the sandwich through his ballistic vest. The sandwich “exploded all over,” he said, and it smelled of onions and mustard.
Lairmore testified that he tried to de-escalate the situation as Dunn berated him and other law-enforcement officials in a profane outburst. After Dunn threw the sandwich, he turned and ran, leading law enforcement officers on a chase that ended a block away.
During cross-examination, Dunn’s defense team pointed to a photograph of what was believed to have been the sandwich—post-impact—that showed it largely intact and still mostly inside its wrapper.
When pressed by the defense for more specificity on the toppings—lettuce? ham? turkey?—Lairmore appeared to hold himself back from laughing but said he absolutely ended up with mustard on his uniform and an onion on his radio antenna.…”
The trial is expected to move quickly. Before jury selection began Monday, U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said he planned on it taking no longer than two days, calling it the “simplest case in the history of the world.””
I am saving this gif. It will definitely get re-used during a particularly frustrating basketball or football moment later in the year.
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I am surprised that this wasn't settled. Maybe the deal they offered wasn't a very good one.
I do think this guy made a somewhat expensive mistake but hope his life isn't ruined over something this stupid and innocuous.
Even if convicted, he won't go to jail. Getting fired from his job was probably a bigger deal than this case.
That said, in today's attention economy, he could probably monetize his sandwich fame if he wanted to.