US EditionJustice Department charges man who squirted vinegar on Rep. Ilhan Omar
Anthony Kazmierczak faces federal assault and state charges after spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar with apple cider vinegar during a Minneapolis town hall amid political tensions.
- On Thursday, Jan. 29, the Justice Department filed federal charges over a liquid-spraying incident involving Anthony James Kazmierczak assaulting U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a Tuesday Minneapolis town hall.
- Prosecutors say Anthony Kazmierczak became upset after U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's resignation and had a history of threatening statements, including telling an associate `somebody should kill that b----` about Omar.
- FBI documents show Kazmierczak stood, rapidly approached U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar with a syringe and sprayed a water and apple cider vinegar mixture that stained her clothes and may have reached her face and right eye.
- He appeared briefly in federal court after being swiftly detained, booked, and transferred to the U.S. Marshals Service; Hennepin County charged Kazmierczak with terroristic threats and fifth-degree assault.
- Amid heightened tensions, the episode has become a political flashpoint with U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar blaming President Donald Trump's `hateful rhetoric` as threats against Congress rise.
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Feds Charge Man Accused of Syringe Attack on Ilhan Omar
A Minnesota man accused of spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar with liquid at a town hall now faces a federal assault charge—and he's not the only one in trouble over alleged threats against the congresswoman, NBC News reports. The Justice Department on Thursday charged 45-year-old Anthony Kazmierczak with forcibly assaulting...
The attack on Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, to which a man sprayed last Tuesday with a syringe full of vinegar while speaking in public, returned last Tuesday the focus on the Somali community in this Midwest State. It is an unwanted attention, which joins a campaign of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, and the MAGA movement (Make America Great Again), which have been insulting them and blaming them as a whole for a fraud i…
Charges announced for man who squirted vinegar on Ilhan Omar
MAGA man Anthony Kazmierczak, who squirted Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar with vinegar at an event in Minneapolis on Tuesday night, now faces federal charges of assault and intimidation. Authorities also say that Kazmierczak told a close associate several years ago that "somebody should kill" Omar, court documents say. — Read the rest The post Charges announced for man who squirted vinegar on Ilhan Omar appeared first on Boing Boing.
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