Man Who Sprayed Ilhan Omar With Vinegar To Change Plea To Guilty
Anthony James Kazmierczak changed his plea to guilty Thursday in federal court after squirting Rep. Ilhan Omar with vinegar during her Jan. 27 town hall in Minneapolis, prosecutors said. (foxnews.com)
He entered a guilty plea to a federal assault charge at the hearing, prosecutors said. The spray was reportedly apple cider vinegar mixed with water and caused no injuries, allowing Omar to continue the event. Prosecutors also cited earlier statements by the defendant saying "somebody should kill" her as evidence of intent.
The episode traces back to a broader Minneapolis context shaped by a 2022 Feeding Our Future fraud probe that uncovered widespread theft from pandemic-era child nutrition programs. In December 2025 the federal government launched Operation Metro Surge, sending thousands of ICE agents to the Twin Cities, and the operation expanded in January 2026. The campaign sparked arrests, protests and the fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Renee Good on January 7, which intensified scrutiny and prompted Rep. Omar to hold the Jan. 27 town hall.
Initial reporting described the episode as an onstage attack, but later accounts and social posts emphasized that the liquid was vinegar and that Omar suffered no physical harm.
Court records show he changed his plea at the hearing, and Fox News reported that a sentencing date was not immediately announced.
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Renee Nicole Macklin Good, a 37-year-old unarmed American woman and mother of three, was fatally shot three times by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026, during a confrontation involving her and her wife challenging the agent. ([The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/renee-good-autopsy-ice-minneapolis)) ([The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/renee-good-autopsy-ice-minneapolis)) ([The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/renee-good-autopsy-ice-minneapolis)) ([The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/renee-good-autopsy-ice-minneapolis)) ([The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/renee-good-autopsy-ice-minneapolis)) ([The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/renee-good-autopsy-ice-minneapolis)) ([The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/renee-good-autopsy-ice-minneapolis)) ([The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/renee-good-autopsy-ice-minneapolis)) ([The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/renee-good-autopsy-ice-minneapolis)) ([The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/renee-good-autopsy-ice-minneapolis)) ([The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/renee-good-autopsy-ice-minneapolis)) ([The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/renee-good-autopsy-ice-minneapolis)) ([The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/renee-good-autopsy-ice-minneapolis))
Renee Good was shot three times, autopsy into Minneapolis killing by ICE agent finds — The Guardian
Under 18 U.S. Code § 111, the federal charge of assaulting a United States officer carries penalties ranging from up to 1 year imprisonment for simple assault, up to 8 years if involving physical contact or intent to commit another felony, and up to 20 years if a deadly weapon is used or bodily injury occurs. ([Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/111)) ([Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/111)) ([Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/111)) ([Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/111)) ([Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/111)) ([Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/111)) ([Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/111)) ([Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/111)) ([Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/111)) ([Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/111)) ([Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/111)) ([Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/111)) ([Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/111))
18 U.S. Code § 111 - Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees — Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
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- Defendant: Anthony James Kazmierczak, charged with one federal count of assaulting a U.S. officer
- Incident: Jan. 27, 2026 town hall in Minneapolis where he rushed the stage and sprayed vinegar at Rep. Ilhan Omar
- New development: April filing says he will plead guilty under an undisclosed settlement; change-of-plea hearing scheduled for May 7
- Kazmierczak has been held in custody after a magistrate cited the seriousness of the alleged assault and public-safety risks
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