By Sarah N. Lynch and Andrew Goudsward

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal grand jury declined to indict a former Justice Department staffer who was arrested for throwing a sandwich at a federal law enforcement agent during U.S. President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in Washington, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

U.S. prosecutors had sought a felony assault charge against Sean Dunn, who had worked on international cases at the Justice Department. He was fired after being caught on video hurling a sub-style sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Agent on August 10 in a bustling Washington neighborhood.

The decision marked the second time in recent days that a grand jury stymied federal prosecutors in Washington seeking a felony indictment, typically a routin

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