MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Anthony James Kazmierczak, 56, was sentenced to 14 months in prison for assaulting United States Representative Ilhan Omar during a Town Hall meeting in January 2026. Kazmierczak was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Joan N. Ericksen on September 17, 2026.
Kazmierczak previously pleaded guilty on May 7, 2026 to a one-count indictment charging him with assaulting a United States Officer in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111(a). Kazmierczak had originally been charged by complaint on January 28, 2026, one day after the assault.
According to court documents, Kazmierczak attended an official Town Hall meeting in north Minneapolis, hosted by United States Representative Ilhan Omar. During the meeting, Representative Omar called for the then-Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary to resign. The defendant, seated in the front row of the audience, suddenly stood up and aggressively approached Representative Omar in the front of the room and sprayed her with liquid from a syringe, shouting, “She’s not resigning. You’re splitting Minnesotans apart.” The liquid from the syringe landed on Representative Omar’s jacket. The FBI interviewed a security guard who saw droplets of the liquid on Representative Omar’s face, and Representative Omar told the FBI that she also felt the liquid on her hand. Lab analysis determined the liquid contained acetic acid and identified it as a mixture of water and apple cider vinegar…