Vinegar-Spraying Incident at Omar Town Hall Triggers Federal Charge

Federal prosecutors charged Minneapolis resident Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, with assaulting or impeding a federal employee after he rushed Rep. Ilhan Omar at a Minnesota town hall and sprayed her with liquid; two security guards tackled him and he was arrested. Investigators say the substance was water and apple cider vinegar, which Kazmierczak reportedly admitted spraying. Omar said threats against her rise with the president’s rhetoric amid ongoing political tensions.