WASHINGTON — A man accused of throwing a Subway sandwich at a federal officer in D.C. was back in federal court on Thursday, facing a felony assault charge.

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A judge released 37-year-old Sean Dunn — a former Department of Justice employee — on his own recognizance. Despite charging him with an enhanced version of an assault charge that requires bodily injury and carries up to eight years in federal prison, prosecutors said Thursday they had no basis on which to argue he should be detained.

Video posted to Instagram shows the incident Sunday night near 14th and U Street NW. Court documents allege Dunn verbally confronted federal officers before tossing his sandwich at one offi

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