New Charges Filed After Ilhan Omar Attack

A federal charge has been filed against the man accused of spraying a liquid on Rep. Ilhan Omar during a chaotic town hall in Minneapolis this week, escalating what began as a state assault case into a serious federal matter.

Anthony James Kazmierczak, 55, is accused of having “forcibly assaulted, opposed, impeded, intimidated, and interfered with United States Representative Ilhan Omar,” according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Minnesota and obtained by Fox News. The Justice Department brought the charge, which was assigned to Magistrate Judge Dulce J. Foster.

The attack unfolded moments after Omar called for the resignation or impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following recent fatal shootings involving federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.

Kazmierczak, who has prior convictions for two DUIs, was initially charged at the state level with third-degree assault and booked into the Hennepin County Jail. Federal prosecutors later stepped in.

According to the complaint, Kazmierczak used a syringe to spray Omar with a liquid during the event. A Minneapolis Police Department officer said a hazmat specialist “field tested the substance from the syringe and determined it was water and apple cider vinegar.”

“The substance was sent to a state laboratory for further testing and analysis,” the complaint said.

🚨 BREAKING: The man who sprayed Ilhan Omar was some sort of liquid has been identified as 55-year-old Anthony J. Kazmierczak, per Minneapolis PD

Minneapolis PD actually made an arrest for once! Imagine that. pic.twitter.com/CLSBjwbpzX

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 28, 2026

Body camera footage reviewed by investigators captured Kazmierczak making an admission during his arrest.

“An MPD Detective Sergeant reviewed body worn camera footage of MPD’s arrest of Kazmierczak,” the complaint stated. “The detective noted that Kazmierczak made a spontaneous utterance to the effect of ‘I squirted vinegar’ at the time he was being arrested.”

The filing also revealed troubling prior remarks attributed to the suspect. An FBI special agent interviewed a close associate of Kazmierczak, who said that years earlier Kazmierczak discussed Omar and stated, “Somebody should kill that b—-,” referring to the congresswoman.

Ilhan Omar was not injured in the incident and continued the town hall after the suspect was removed. The case remains under investigation as prosecutors pursue the federal charge.

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