Jan. 6 Defendant Arrested Near Obama's Home Made Series of Threats and Carried Weapons
Taylor Taranto, a defendant arrested for breaching the Capitol on Jan. 6, drove to Barack Obama's neighborhood in a van filled with weapons, seemingly targeting the former president's home after a Truth Social post from Donald Trump revealed the Obama family's address. Taranto made threats on social media, including blowing up the National Institute of Standards and Technology and making apparent threats to Rep. Jamie Raskin. He was living out of his van and had access to an arsenal of weapons. Prosecutors are concerned about his outside help in covering his tracks and the slow pace of arrests related to the Jan. 6 attack. Taranto will have a detention hearing.