Man who sprayed vinegar at Rep. Ilhan Omar during town hall pleads guilty to assault

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By TIM SULLIVAN
Updated 3:51 PM CDT, May 7, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall meeting in Minneapolis pleaded guilty to assault Thursday in federal court after reaching a deal with prosecutors.

Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, is awaiting sentencing.

Kazmierczak, dressed in bright orange jail clothing, gave only a fragmentary explanation Thursday of the Jan. 27 assault, which came as the city was already on edge after the fatal shootings of two people by federal agents during a White House crackdown that brought thousands of immigration officers to Minnesota.

After being asked what he remembered of the assault, he told U.S. District Judge Joan N. Ericksen: “It’s fuzzy.”



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[wcmagumba]

1. I have a bad feeling that this guy is going to get off with maybe a small jail sentence but mostly probation...

He'll be out here with the English again and able to spray vinegar or other more toxic substances at those people he disagrees with...what a farce...

[rampartd]

3. my sixth sense went the other way

this guy sounds full sirhan sirhan = psychotic or hypnotic trance.

maybe this guy was programmed or otherwise activated?

[rampartd]

2. is that all on this guy's motivation?

'its fuzzy?"

In social media posts, Kazmierczak had criticized former President Joe Biden and referred to Democrats as “angry and liars.” Trump wants the U.S. to be “stronger and more prosperous,” he wrote.

misguided, perhaps, but not the most threatening tweet ever.

[travelingthrulife]

4. He will be working for ICE shortly...

[C Moon]

5. He surely got himself in a pickle.