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Minneapolis — <\/span>The man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar<\/a> during a Minneapolis town hall meeting as the city was going through an immigration crackdown and the deaths of two U.S. citizens is expected to be sentenced Wednesday after reaching a deal with prosecutors.<\/p>\n Prosecutors had recommended a 14-month prison term for Anthony Kazmierczak.<\/p>\n In an earlier hearing, Kazmierczak, who is in his mid-50s, could give no explanation of what happened in the Jan. 27 assault<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s fuzzy,\u201d he told U.S. District Judge Joan N. Ericksen when asked what he remembered.<\/p>\n Witnesses saw Kazmierczak jump up from the audience during the meeting, spraying liquid from a syringe at Omar and saying she was \u201csplitting Minnesota apart.\u201d Omar\u2019s security officers quickly tackled Kazmierczak to the ground, then took him to police officers who placed him under arrest.<\/p>\n Omar was not injured, and continued with the town hall after the arrest. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m sorry if I scared you,\u201d he wrote to Omar later, accepting responsibility for what he\u2019d done.<\/p>\n Authorities later determined he\u2019d sprayed her with a mixture of water and apple cider vinegar. He was charged with assaulting a U.S. officer.<\/p>\n The government sentencing memorandum, submitted to the court by prosecutors, said he had texted at least three people indicating he planned to do something at the meeting involving Omar \u201cbut would not answer their questions about his intent.\u201d<\/p>\n He also sent messages to a neighbor to arrange for dog care and contacts for a bail bond company.<\/p>\n The sentencing memo said Kazmierczak had long struggled with alcohol abuse, had \u201ca history of mental and emotional health concerns\u201d and also had a string of health issues tied to a 2022 diagnosis of Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n Omar, a refugee from Somalia<\/a>, has long been a target of President Donald Trump\u2019s anti-immigrant rhetoric. After she was elected seven years ago, Trump said she should \u201cgo back\u201d to her home country<\/a>. He has described her as \u201cgarbage\u201d<\/a> and said she should be investigated. <\/p>\n In social media posts, Kazmierczak had criticized former President Joe Biden and referred to Democrats as \u201cangry and liars.\u201d Trump wants the U.S. to be \u201cstronger and more prosperous,\u201d he wrote. <\/p>\n The attack on Omar came amid Operation Metro Surge, when more than 2,000 immigration officers swept through the Twin Cities in a dramatic crackdown that led to angry protests, arrests and the deaths of two U.S. citizens. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n