Man accused of spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar with apple cider vinegar pleads guilty in settlement agreement
Court records show the 55-year-old Minneapolis resident reached a settlement with prosecutors after allegedly spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar with apple cider vinegar.
- Minneapolis resident Anthony James Kazmierczak, 55, plans to plead guilty to assaulting Rep Ilhan Omar following a settlement reached with federal prosecutors.
- On Jan 27, Kazmierczak stood up and quickly approached Omar at Urban League Twin Cities, spraying her with apple cider vinegar during a town hall.
- According to Court filings, defense attorney John Fossum and prosecutors "reached a settlement" in the case, overriding Kazmierczak's initial not guilty plea entered in March.
- The change of plea hearing is scheduled for next month, while Kazmierczak has remained in jail since his arrest in Jan.
- Amid Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, Omar continued speaking for nearly half an hour after the attack, noting she was "really OK.
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Man who allegedly sprayed Ilhan Omar with syringe will plead guilty, court docs say
The man arrested for allegedly spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) with apple cider vinegar has reached a plea deal after spending months in jail, according to court documents.Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, pleaded not guilty in March despite being captured on video attacking Omar during a Jan. 27 town hall event and getting tackled to the ground.The complaint claimed that Kazmierczak previously said that someone should kill Omar in comments years befo…
Ilhan Omar’s Vinegar ‘Attacker’ Enters into Secret Plea Deal with Prosecutors
The Minneapolis man accused of spraying Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) with vinegar during a January town hall has reached a secret plea deal with federal prosecutors, raising new questions about how the case is being handled.
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