Weapons charges unsealed against man arrested near Obama home
Taylor Taranto, 37, of Washington, faces two felony firearm charges as well as misdemeanor counts alleging he unlawfully entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Taylor Taranto, 37, of Washington, faces two felony firearm charges as well as misdemeanor counts alleging he unlawfully entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Taylor Taranto, the man accused of threatening politicians and arrested in former President Barack Obama’s Washington, DC, neighborhood with weapons, will remain in custody pending trial, a federal magistrate judge ruled Wednesday.
A federal magistrate judge said he might not be able to detain Jan. 6 defendant Taylor Taranto because he faces only misdemeanor Capitol riot charges.
A magistrate judge is wrestling with whether a U.S. Navy veteran accused of disorderly conduct and other charges should be detained pending trial. He was arrested near the Obama residence last week.
A magistrate judge is wrestling with whether a U.S. Navy veteran accused of disorderly conduct and other charges should be detained pending trial. He was arrested near the Obama residence last week.