Man faces federal assault charge in attack against Rep. Ilhan Omar during town hall

The man who was arrested after charging at Rep. Ilhan Omar during a town hall in Minneapolis has been charged by the Justice Department with assaulting a federal representative, a complaint shows.

He has also been charged in state court with terroristic threats and assault, the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said, which called the attack on the congresswoman “disturbing.”

Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, has been charged by federal complaint with “forcibly assaulted, opposed, impeded, intimidated and officer and employee of the United States.”

He allegedly had a syringe filled with apple cider vinegar when he charged at Omar while she stood at a podium on Tuesday, according to the affidavit.

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