Omar town hall attacker sentencing: Prosecutors ask for 14 months Thursday
What we know about the man arrested at Ilhan Omar town hall
Authorities has arrested a man who sprayed Rep. Ilhan Omar with an unknown substance during a town hall in Minneapolis. FOX 9's Courtney Godfrey has the latest details.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A federal judge is set to sentence a man who admitted to spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar with apple cider vinegar at a town hall meeting in the midst of Operation Metro Surge.
Court records show prosecutors are asking James Kazmierczak, 56, be sentenced to 14 months in prison.
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What's next:
Court records show Kazmierczak is scheduled to appear in federal court at 11:30 a.m.
The backstory:
Kazmierczak was in the audience at Rep. Omar's town hall event at the Urban League Twin Cities headquarters in north Minneapolis back in January 2026.
Prosecutors say he is the man who rose from his seat, shouted at Omar, and rapidly approached her with a syringe, spraying her with a liquid later determined to be apple cider vinegar.
Video shows Kazmierczak being quickly tackled after the spraying and arrested. Police say he told officers that he squirted Omar with vinegar after being arrested.
Despite concerns from other town hall attendees, urging her to go get evaluated, Omar went on with the town hall after the attack.
The Source: This story uses information from court documents and previous FOX 9 reporting.