From NBC News
A Trump supporter who stormed the Capitol wearing a “Make Space Great Again” hat had two guns and 400 rounds of ammunition in his van when he was arrested Thursday near former President Barack Obama’s home, federal authorities said Friday.
A federal prosecutor said in court Friday that Taylor Taranto, a 37-year-old man first identified by online sleuths in August 2021, also had a machete in the van he appeared to be living in. Taranto's van has been parked near the D.C. jail in recent weeks and he has appeared at protests in support of other Jan. 6 defendants, videos on social media show. Noting that he lived in the van, a federal prosecutor said Taranto had “nowhere to go.”
Taranto currently faces four misdemeanor counts in connection with Jan. 6, the federal prosecutor said.
The prosecutor said that Taranto has been in Washington to take House Speaker Kevin McCarthy up on his offer of letting Jan. 6 defendants review security footage of the Capitol riot relevant to their cases. Taranto had posted recordings of phone calls he made trying to get access to the footage to his social media.
Taranto has acknowledged entering the Capitol on Jan. 6 in social media posts and questioned why authorities had not arrested him. His lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Taranto showed up at Obama's residence on Thursday after former President Donald Trump posted screenshots on his Truth Social platform that featured a purported address for Obama's home in Washington. Taranto's account reposted Trump's post.
"We got these losers surrounded!" Taranto wrote on Telegram yesterday. "See you in hell, Podesta's and Obama's!"
Taranto will be held in custody at least until a detention hearing on Wednesday. Federal Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey said Friday he had "some concern" about Taranto's mental stability.
15 comments:
Don’t ex Pres get secret service
All those magaT cultists are violently unstable. He left enough digital evidence for them to lock this criminal up for a long time.
wake up people they are gunning for people of color. they are scared of losing power and doing everything they can to hold on...may they get all they gave in this life RIGHT NOW
Dangerous MAGA-phile
The race war will be between black & illegal immigrants, not black & white folk! They bringing an army over here to take you out & replace you! You get what you vote for… Welp!
He stupid.
"misdemeanor" for storming the Capitol...nuff said...
Yes ex pres gets secret service…exactly why this criminal was caught before Obama became anywhere in sight.
I feel another race war about to happen but its not with the immigrants.
How do ppl with no job keep a car running that needs gas, purchase bullets and feed them self?
These yt racists know exactly what they're doing; they over there playing chess and got blk ppl thinking it's them against everyone except the yt Republicans; immigrants, LGBTQIA, BLM, feminists, Hispanics etc - blk ppl are so dayum stupid and misdirected. The LGBTQIA, Hispanics, BLM, Democrats, and immigrants are your fcking ALLIES!!! Yt ppl have not stopped hating you or trying to break you down. Once they get rid of the educated black woman, holding down black communities, they are going after everyone else. Wake the fck up and stop giving these yt racist Republicans the benefit of the doubt. They took away your reproductive rights and affirmative action; they're keeping your men in cages with long prison sentences, while blaming BLM and immigrants for your misfortune. They keep creating lies about Democrats and President Biden because they know that these are our ALLIES!!! Wake the fck up! You need to vote Democrat and stop listening to graham crakkkkas who are only looking to line their own pockets!
Where is the story of the Indian, with guns, that rammed his car into the gates of the white house and was let go!!!!
Obama? The one that was in collusion with Hilary with the Russian Hoax? He looks like fed and Obama needed a story-line to vote for Biden. Have you sent your 5.00 to help Biden's fiance Hunters crack cocaine use, I mean election?
It's not too difficult to get a home address.
Cornel West '24.
Cornel West, he's been married 5xs and can't keep a job.
@11:28PM This ain’t Daily Mail with your racist, creepy obsession having behind! Go over to that website to spread your stupid, half @$$ conspiracy theories! 💯💅🏽
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