Man Gets 14 Months for Omar Vinegar Attack
Man Gets 14 Months for Omar Vinegar Attack
The News
The man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar during a Minneapolis town hall was sentenced Thursday to 14 months in prison after reaching a deal with prosecutors, the Associated Press reported.
Anthony Kazmierczak, 56, was charged over the Jan. 27 attack, which happened as Omar was criticizing federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota.
At an earlier hearing, Kazmierczak said he did not remember much of the incident, Just the News reported.
Timeline
Kazmierczak sprays vinegar at Omar at a Minneapolis town hall. The Epoch Times reported the congresswoman was criticizing immigration enforcement efforts in Minnesota at the time. The Independent reported the meeting took place as the city was dealing with a surge of immigration agents and the deaths of two U.S. citizens.
Kazmierczak tells a hearing he remembers little of the assault, according to Just the News. He reaches a deal with prosecutors.
A judge sentences him to 14 months in prison, according to the Associated Press and The Washington Times.
Reactions
Coverage of the sentencing split along familiar lines. The conservative site RedState called Kazmierczak a "weirdo" and a "strange dude" and described Omar as a "far-left Squad member," recalling what it called a "bizarre incident in January" involving apple cider vinegar.
Center-left outlets, including Political Wire and The Independent, framed the case around the attack on a sitting member of Congress and the immigration-enforcement surge in Minneapolis that Omar was speaking about when she was sprayed.
What's Next
Kazmierczak now begins serving the 14-month prison term handed down Thursday. Because the sentence followed a deal with prosecutors, the case resolves without a trial.
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