Justice department charges man accused of attacking Ilhan Omar at town hall
Anthony Kazmierczak faces federal assault charges after he appeared to spray the congresswoman with liquid from a syringeThe Department of Justice has filed federal charges against the man accused of attacking Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a town hall in Minneapolis on Tuesday. In newly...
<p>Anthony Kazmierczak faces federal assault charges after he appeared to spray the congresswoman with liquid from a syringe</p><p>The Department of Justice has filed federal charges against the man accused of attacking Democratic congresswoman <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ilhan-omar">Ilhan Omar </a>at a town hall in Minneapolis on Tuesday. In newly filed court documents, a close associate told investigators that the alleged attacker previously said that “someone should kill” the Minnesota lawmaker.</p><p>Local police arrested and booked Anthony James Kazmierczak, 55, for third degree assault after he appeared to spray Omar with an <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/27/gregory-bovino-tim-walz-donald-trump-minnesota-minneapolis-ice-alex-pretti-us-politics-live-news?filterKeyEvents=false">acidic-smelling liquid</a> from a syringe as she addressed constituents from a lectern.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/ilhan-omar-attacker-anthony-kazmierczak">Continue reading...</a>
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