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Federal prosecutors allege that Anthony Kaczmarek sprayed Omar at a town hall event Tuesday as she called for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty also filed charges.
She says trust in federal law enforcement is diminished amid the Trump administration's armed operation here.
The 55-year-old remains jailed.
His attorney says that her client has Parkinson's disease and mental health challenges.
For NPR News, I'm Matt Sepik in Minneapolis.
Federal prosecutors allege that Anthony Kaczmarek sprayed diluted apple cider from a syringe on Omar at a town hall event Tuesday as she called for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty also filed charges.
She says trust in federal law enforcement is diminished amid the Trump administration's armed operation here.
The 55-year-old remains jailed.
His attorney says that her client has Parkinson's disease and mental health challenges.
For NPR News, I'm Matt Sepik in Minneapolis.
Attorney General Pam Bondi posted the names and photos of the protesters to social media before the cases were unsealed, drawing a sharp rebuke from a federal judge.
The 16 are charged by complaint with obstructing or impeding federal officers.
But defense attorney Kevin Rich says a grand jury must still approve the charges.
One defendant, a Somali-American U.S.
citizen, alleges agents injured her and called her a racial slur while arresting her and questioning her citizenship.
For NPR News, I'm Matt Sepik in Minneapolis.