{
  "id": 8139720,
  "title": "Man who assaulted US lawmaker Ilhan Omar sentenced to 14 months in prison",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/man-who-assaulted-us-lawmaker-ilhan-omar-sentenced-to-14-months-in-8139720",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T00:53:59.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/18/man-who-assaulted-us-lawmaker-ilhan-omar-sentenced-to-14-months-in-prison"
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  "account": "Anthony James Kazmierczak, a man from Minnesota, was sentenced to 14 months in prison on Thursday for assaulting Democratic US Representative Ilhan Omar. Kazmierczak pleaded guilty in May and admitted to attacking the congresswoman because he disagreed with her progressive political views. The attack occurred during a town hall meeting in Minneapolis in January when Omar was speaking out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Kazmierczak squirted her with a syringe of vinegar, an action that was captured on video and widely shared online. Kazmierczak was quickly restrained by a security guard, but the congresswoman continued her remarks. Minnesota US attorney Daniel Rosen, a Trump appointee, has previously criticized the attack, calling it part of a dangerous trend of political hatred turning into criminal acts.",
  "summary": "Anthony James Kazmierczak pleaded guilty and admitted to attacking the Democratic leader because he disagreed with her progressive political views.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Ilhan Omar attacker sentenced to more than a year in prison",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/ilhan-omar-attacker-sentenced-to-more-than-a-year-in-prison",
        "published": "2026-09-17T19:42:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Man who sprayed Ilhan Omar with vinegar sentenced to 14 months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/man-who-sprayed-ilhan-omar-with-vinegar-sentenced-to-14-months",
        "published": "2026-09-17T22:48:57.000Z"
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Man who sprayed Rep. Ilhan Omar with vinegar sentenced to 14 months in prison",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/man-who-sprayed-rep-ilhan-omar-with-vinegar-sentenced-to-14-months-in",
        "published": "2026-09-17T23:07:19.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Man who assaulted US lawmaker Ilhan Omar sentenced to 14 months in prison",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/man-who-assaulted-us-lawmaker-ilhan-omar-sentenced-to-14-months-in",
        "published": "2026-09-18T00:53:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Man who assaulted US lawmaker Ilhan Omar sentenced to 14 months in prison",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/man-who-assaulted-us-lawmaker-ilhan-omar-sentenced-to-14-months-in-8156877",
        "published": "2026-09-18T03:04:41.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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