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Anthony Kazmierczak, 56, who sprayed apple cider vinegar at Rep. Ilhan Omar during a Minneapolis town hall in January, was sentenced to 14 months in prison as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors. He will also be on supervised release for three years and cannot have contact with Omar or other “Squad” members. Kazmierczak had previously expressed dissatisfaction over the lack of deportations of Somalis following President Trump’s executive orders, according to Omar. His sentencing memo noted his struggles with Parkinson’s disease, alcohol abuse, and mental health issues.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-17,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Anthony Kazmierczak, a 56-year-old man from Minneapolis, Minnesota, was sentenced on Thursday to 14 months in prison and three years of supervised release after he sprayed apple cider vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar during a town hall meeting in January 2023. The attack occurred as the city was dealing with an immigration crackdown and mourning the deaths of two U.S. citizens. Kazmierczak jumped from the audience, shouting that Omar was "splitting Minnesota apart," before being tackled by her security team. Though no one was physically injured during the incident, Minneapolis Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw reported feeling ill afterward. In court, Kazmierczak could not explain his actions but later apologized to Omar in a text message.
Written for “Vinegar Attack On Ilhan Omar” on 2026-09-18,
grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.
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Leaning score -0.25 for article 16807 (medium confidence, 2 verified quotes) · logged 2026-09-17
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A man who sprayed apple cider vinegar on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) during a town hall event in January was sentenced to 14 months in prison on Friday.
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who → spray → Friday
Assailant Anthony Kazmierczak accepted the sentence as part of a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in Minneapolis.
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Kazmierczak → accept → Minneapolis
The 56-year-old will also serve three years on supervised release, preventing him as well from any contact with the “Squad” congresswoman.
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old → serve → congresswoman
The Minnesota maniac had hinted at the mystery liquid attack in a cryptic exchange with his neighbor, during which he said, “I might get arrested,” when attending an Omar-hosted town hall.
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I → hint → hall
Kazmierczak charged the podium during the Minneapolis event and squirted a mix of water and apple cider vinegar out of a syringe at the Democratic lawmaker, shouting that she was “splitting Minnesota apart.
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she → charge → Minnesota
Omar’s security detail subdued him, and he was subsequently arrested and charged with assaulting a US officer.
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he → subdue → officer
No one was injured, but Minneapolis Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw, who was in attendance and got sprayed with some of the vinegar, ended up vomiting later.
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who → injure → vinegar
At the time, the Twin Cities were experiencing unrest due to the surge of federal immigration agents conducting removal operations — and civilian demonstrations in response to those actions.
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Cities → experience → actions
Asked in a subsequent court hearing about the reason for it, the man was only able to tell a federal judge: “It’s fuzzy,” according to the Associated Press.
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It → ask → Press
His brother described Kazmierczak as a “right-wing extremist.”
asserted
brother → describe → extremist
He’d also made online posts supportive of President Trump and antagonistic to former President Joe Biden.
asserted
He → make → Biden
“The man that attacked me was specifically upset that Trump’s order to deport Somalis was not yielding enough deportations of Somalis,” Omar told reporters later at a press conference.
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Omar → attack → conference
“He wanted to come get the person he thought was protecting the Somalis,” she added.
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she → want → Somalis
Kazmierczak has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s and “heavily medicated” following a car wreck that impacted his spine years ago, his neighbor told The Post.
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neighbor → diagnose → Post
The defendant’s sentencing memo also listed struggles with alcohol abuse and “a history of mental and emotional health concerns,” the AP reported.
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AP → list → concerns
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