A man is tackled to the ground after spraying an unknown substance on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) during a Jan. 27, 2026, town hall in Minneapolis. The Justice Department has charged a man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at an event in Minneapolis, according to court papers made public Thursday. The man arrested for Tuesday’s attack, Anthony Kazmierczak, faces a charge of forcibly assaulting, opposing, impeding and intimidating Omar, according to a complaint filed in federal court. Authorities also say that Kazmierczak told a close associate several years ago that “somebody should kill” Omar, court documents say. Kazmierczak has a criminal history and has made online posts supportive of President Trump, a Republican.