Man accused of spraying Omar has criminal record as congresswoman vows 'a--holes' won't win

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The antheral accused of attacking Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has a transgression record, according to records reviewed by Fox News Digital.

During a municipality hallway lawsuit hosted by Omar connected Tuesday, a antheral aboriginal identified arsenic 55-year-old Anthony James Kazmierczak allegedly attacked the congresswoman with an chartless chemic spray that had a foul odor. Kazmierczak was charged with third-degree battle and was booked astatine the Hennepin County Jail.

People astir Omar pressured her to leave, but she continued the municipality hall.

"Please don't fto them person the show," Omar said. "We volition continue! These f----ing a--holes are not going to get distant with this."

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Man tackled portion    confronting Rep Ilhan Omar

A antheral is tackled aft spraying an chartless substance astatine Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., during a municipality hallway she was hosting successful Minneapolis, Minnesota, connected Jan. 27, 2026. (Octavio JONES / AFP via Getty Images)

Criminal records reviewed by Fox News Digital amusement that Kazmierczak was convicted of driving portion intoxicated some successful 2009 and 2010. The records bespeak helium served 1 time successful jailhouse followed by 5 years supervised probation for the 2010 conviction, and was enactment connected location detention for 30 days successful narration to his 2009 conviction.

A fewer days earlier Omar's municipality hall, Kazmierczak texted his neighbour Brian Kelley and asked if helium could ticker his canine portion going to spot Omar speak, saying helium mightiness get arrested, according to the New York Post.

"He said, ‘I’m going to this Omar thing.’ I’m like, Omar what? He said, ‘This municipality hallway thing.’ And helium said, ‘I mightiness get arrested,’" Kelley said. "I figured it was nonsense. He wasn’t going to bash thing stupid. I said, ‘Sure, I’ll locomotion her.’ But past the adjacent time helium said, ‘Don’t interest astir it, I’ve got it covered.’ I figured helium blew that off."

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Anthony James Kazmierczak holds a canine  and smiles whilst successful  a store.

Minneapolis Police identified the fishy arsenic Anthony James Kazmierczak aft helium allegedly sprayed Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., with an chartless substance. (Andy Kazmierczak / Facebook)

Anthony James Kazmierczak takes a selfie portion    wearing glasses and a achromatic  visor.

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is rushed distant by information aft a antheral sprays an chartless substance during her municipality hallway gathering successful northbound Minneapolis. (Andy Kazmierczak / Facebook)

During the municipality hall, Omar referred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arsenic a "rogue agency" that "escalates violence." 

"ICE is shooting radical successful wide daylight, beating up teenagers, spraying teardrop state connected peaceful, peaceful protesters, ripping radical retired of their cars and homes without warrants, racially profiling radical based connected their accent, taking kids from schools and abducting people, shipping them acold distant detention camps with brutal conditions and nary owed process," Omar said. "We cannot dainty this arsenic concern arsenic usual."

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Anthony James Kazmierczak smiles adjacent  to a canine  portion    taking a selfie.

Security detains a fishy aft Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is sprayed with an chartless substance portion speaking astatine an in-person municipality hallway successful Minneapolis. (Andy Kazmierczak / Facebook)

She besides called for the resignation oregon impeachment of United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.

"It is important for maine to proceed to pb my Democratic colleagues successful demanding [Noem's] resignation," she said. 

Adam Sabes is simply a newsman for Fox News Digital. Story tips tin beryllium sent to [email protected] and connected Twitter @asabes10.

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