Demonstrators hold a banner in the style of the artist Banksy, showing a masked protester throwing a sandwich, as they attend a "We Are All DC" march on September 6. The image of a man throwing a sandwich, inspired by a man who threw a sandwich at a Border Patrol officer, became a protest symbol during Trump's crackdown on crime in the nation's capital.

(CNN) — The man who threw a Subway sandwich at a federal officer in the early days of the Trump administration’s law enforcement surge in Washington, DC, earlier this summer has been found not guilty of assault.

The incident quickly became a symbol – somewhat in jest – for resistance in DC against the Trump takeover of law enforcement and ramp up in deportation efforts, with spray painted posters and internet jokes spreading as an homage to the incident popping up in its wake.

“As always, we accept a jury’s verdict; that is the system within which we function. However, law enforcement should never be subjected to assault, no matter how ‘minor,’ DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro told CNN in a statement after the verdict.

“Even children know when they are angry, they are not allowed to throw objects at one another,” she added.

During the trial, federal jurors were shown several videos of the man, Sean Dunn, yelling at officers before throwing a subway sandwich at one Customs and Border Protection agent before running away and being detained shortly thereafter.

In one video taken from a police officer’s body-worn camera, Dunn told the officer, “I was trying to draw them away from where they were. I succeeded.”

After the verdict was read, Dunn told reporters that he was “relieved and looking forward to moving on with my life.”

“I would like to thank family and friends and strangers for all of their support, whether it was emotional or spiritual or artistic or financial,” Dunn said outside the courthouse.

“That night I believed that I was protecting the rights of immigrants,” Dunn said. “And let us not forget that the great seal of the United States says ‘E pluribus unum.’ That means ‘from many, one.’ Every life matters no matter where you came from. No matter how you got here, no matter how you identify, you have the right to live a life that is free.”