Anthony Kazmierczak will spend 14 months behind bars for targeting Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar during a town hall The man who sprayed vinegar on left-wing US Representative Ilhan Omar during a town hall in Minneapolis was sentenced to 14 months in prison on Thursday.Omar, a Democratic politician of Somali origin, was speaking to residents on January 27 when Anthony Kazmierczak rushed toward the podium and sprayed her with liquid from a syringe. The assailant was quickly tackled by security.According to witnesses, he shouted at Omar, “You’re splitting Minnesotans apart.” The liquid was later identified as apple cider vinegar.“I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work. I don’t let bullies win,” Omar wrote on X following the incident.🚨JUST IN🚨The DOJ has filed federal charges against a man accused of spraying Ilhan Omar with apple cider vinegar.Anthony Kazmierczak was arrested and now faces a charge of forcibly assaulting, opposing, impeding, and intimidating a federal official.pic.twitter.com/ZOUBOB4FF2— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) January 29, 2026Kazmierczak reached a deal with prosecutors and apologized to the congr...

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