A man who sprayed vinegar through a syringe at U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar during a town hall in Minneapolis earlier this year pleads guilty to assault in federal court. Multiple outlets report that Anthony Kazmierczak enters his plea Thursday after reaching a deal with prosecutors. The case centers on the incident in January, when Omar is reportedly sprayed with a vinegar-filled syringe during the public event.
In court, PBS reports that when asked what he remembers about the assault, Kazmierczak tells U.S. District Judge Joan N. Ericksen that his recollection is “fuzzy.” Other coverage describes the plea as resolving the charge through a negotiated agreement. One outlet specifies that the guilty plea is to a count of assaulting a U.S. officer.
The reports do not describe the injury or sentencing outcome in the provided excerpts. The matter proceeds through federal court as the plea resolves liability while other steps in the process, including possible sentencing, remain to be handled by the judge.
