"Local police arrested and booked Anthony James Kazmierczak, 55, for third degree assault after he appeared to spray Omar with an acidic-smelling liquid from a syringe as she addressed constituents from a lectern. In a criminal complaint, filed on Wednesday, the justice department charged Kazmierczak with a single count, alleging he forcibly assaulted, opposed, impeded, intimidated, and interfered with Omar a crime that carries up to a year in prison."
"In an attached affidavit signed by an FBI special agent, a forensic team determined that the substance sprayed at Omar was a mixture of water and apple cider vinegar. Also included are pictures of the syringe that Kazmierczak is accused of using to assault the congresswoman. The agent said the liquid stained Omar's clothes and may have reached her face and right eye."
"Kazmierczak rushed the lectern when Omar called for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be abolished for good and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, Kristi Noem, to resign. According to the affidavit, Kazmierczak said she'' [Noem] is not resigning. You're splitting Minnesotans apart after he sprayed the lawmaker. Omar, though visibly shaken, decided to continue the event on Tuesday, despite pleas from attendees to end the town hall for her safety."
The Department of Justice filed federal charges against Anthony James Kazmierczak for forcibly assaulting Representative Ilhan Omar at a Minneapolis town hall. Local police arrested and booked Kazmierczak on a third-degree assault allegation after he appeared to spray Omar with an acidic-smelling liquid from a syringe while she spoke. Forensic testing determined the substance was a mixture of water and apple cider vinegar and that the liquid stained Omar's clothes and may have reached her face and right eye. An associate told investigators Kazmierczak previously said someone should kill Omar. The federal count carries up to one year in prison.
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