The man accused of attacking Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., with a substance at a town hall in Minneapolis last week was ordered Tuesday to be detained on probable cause.
Anthony Kazmierczak, 56, faces a count of forcibly assaulting and interfering with Omar while she was engaged in official duties in connection with the incident Jan. 27.
Minnesota District Judge David T. Schultz ruled Tuesday that Kazmierczak must remain in custody after he determined that Kazmierczak was likely to have committed a felony. Kazmierczak was held in federal custody pending Tuesday’s detention hearing.
An attorney for Kazmierczak told NBC News that if circumstances change, "we may go back and move for reconsideration."
Federal prosecutors alleged that Kazmierczak was seen on video approaching Omar as she addressed constituents and ejecting a liquid, which Omar's office later determined to be apple cider vinegar, from a syringe on her. The liquid "stained her clothes and may have reached her face and right eye," according to the criminal affidavit.
