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A US immigration agent has declared in court he could sense through his ballistic vest the impact of a sandwich hurled at him by a DC demonstrator, who has faced court proceedings for criminal charge.

Immigration and customs agent the officer testified to the legal jury the snack "exploded all over him" and he "detected the aromatic vegetables and condiment" on his work clothing.

Neither side disputes that the accused, thirty-seven, did in fact hurl obscenities and a made-to-order snack at law enforcement deployed by the administration to secure the federal district in late summer.

The event was captured on video and went viral, making the accused a symbol of protest in the federal district to the former president.

Federal attorneys initially tried to obtain felony charges against Mr Dunn, but a grand jury declined to indict him.

The former president's sending of military personnel to the capital this season sparked anger from some of the DC citizens, who viewed it as a politicisation of the troops.

Based on charging documents, Mr Dunn came near a group of officers at about late evening on the summer date, describing them "extremists" and yelling: "What is your purpose? You are not welcome in my city!"

The court observed a demonstration from the officer on Tuesday as he testified against Mr Dunn.

"I detected it through my ballistic vest," he said of the item's force, adding that an aromatic fragment dangled from his police radio and sauce discolored his clothing.

Mr Dunn's lawyer, Julia Gatto, argued in her initial argument that launching the food item was a "non-threatening act that did not, could not, create physical damage".

But government attorney John Parron argued Mr Dunn must be facing consequences.

"Whatever your status, you should not throwing stuff at individuals because you're angry," the attorney stated.

Subsequent to the reported incident became public, the accused was terminated from his job as a legal assistant in the government law department.