WASHINGTON — In what legal scholars are already calling the most delicious acquittal of the year, a D.C. jury has found a man not guilty of assault after he threw a sandwich at a federal agent.

Sean Dunn, a former Justice Department paralegal, faced a single charge of hurling his Subway sandwich at a federal officer in protest of what he called “the federal takeover of my city.”

Prosecutors argued the twelve-inch sub constituted a “blunt object with extra gabagool.” The defense countered that it was merely “a peaceful expression of lunchtime dissent. Something more deli than deadly.”

The verdict marks a blow to prosecutors, proving once again that while you can indict a ham sandwich, you apparently can’t convict one.

Sources inside the courtroom said the jury refused to “throw the cookbook at him,” declaring the government’s case “half-baked and poorly seasoned.”

It’s safe to say Sean, because of his launched lunch, has become something of a local hero. Supporters are already calling him The Earl of Sandwich Resistance, and there’s talk he might soon land a lucrative gig as Subway’s new spokesman — assuming corporate approves his new slogan:“Taste Freedom — You Fascist.”