US EditionMan arrested in the attack on Ilhan Omar has a criminal history and made pro-Trump posts
Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, sprayed an unknown liquid at Rep. Ilhan Omar during a Minneapolis town hall and was arrested on third-degree assault charges, police said.
- On Tuesday, Anthony Kazmierczak used a syringe to squirt an unknown liquid at Rep. Ilhan Omar at a Minneapolis town hall, and officers immediately tackled and arrested him, police said.
- Court records show Anthony Kazmierczak has a criminal history including a 1989 felony auto theft conviction and multiple DUI arrests, and his social media posts support President Donald Trump while criticizing Joe Biden.
- Rep. Ilhan Omar continued speaking for about 25 minutes after the incident, said she wasn’t hurt, would be screened by a medical team, and later posted she was okay.
- As of Wednesday, Anthony Kazmierczak had not been formally charged and the Hennepin County Attorney's Office has until Thursday to file charges; U.S. Capitol Police said it is working with federal partners to pursue serious charges, while President Donald Trump accused Omar of staging the attack.
- Threats against members of Congress have risen in recent years, peaking in 2021 after Jan. 6, and the assault followed a man arrested for punching Rep. Maxwell Frost days earlier.
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Alleged Omar Attacker Has Criminal History
The man accused of squirting an unknown substance on Democratic US Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall in Minneapolis has a criminal history and has made online posts supportive of President Trump. Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, was convicted of felony auto theft in 1989, has been arrested multiple times for...
Concerns over safety rise after assault on Congresswoman Ilhan Omar
NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) — Safety concerns once again rise after Representative Ilhan Omar was assaulted at a town hall meeting in Minneapolis. The suspect, Anthony James Kazmierczak, was arrested for a third-degree assault charge. But North Dakota representative Julie Fedorchak shares that this should never have happened. “I absolutely condemn any sort of political violence, any acts like that against elected leaders or anyone. We shouldn’t have to …
How Trump endangered Ilhan Omar
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