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Man arrested after spraying unknown substance on Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar

Name: Man arrested after spraying unknown substance on Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar
Uploaded: 2026-01-28T07:24:00-0600
Duration: 1 min 56 s
Description: Jail records show a 55-year-old man was charged with third-degree assault after he appeared to spray some sort of liquid on Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, and it was all caught on video. As Lauren Victory reports, the attack happened during a townhall meeting about the use of federal agents in Minnesota.

Jail records show a 55-year-old man was charged with third-degree assault after he appeared to spray some sort of liquid on Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, and it was all caught on video. As Lauren Victory reports, the attack happened during a townhall meeting about the use of federal agents in Minnesota.