WASHINGTON — A conspiracy-minded Donald Trump supporter who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was arrested Thursday near the home of former President Barack Obama, a law enforcement official told NBC News.
Taylor Taranto, who was identified by online sleuths in August 2021 and is facing a lawsuit from the widow of a Metropolitan Police Department officer who died by suicide, recently showed up at the sentencing of David Walls-Kaufman, his co-defendant in the lawsuit.
While Walls-Kaufman was arrested last year and has already been sentenced, Taylor had not been charged.
In recent weeks, Taranto has been living in a van near the D.C. jailhouse, according to his social media, and has repeatedly wondered in online posts why he had not yet been arrested over Jan. 6. Taranto also posted a video of himself on YouTube inside the Capitol during the riot.
Charging papers in his case were not yet available, and it was not clear when Taranto would make a court appearance.
NBC News has been reviewing Taranto’s Telegram account. His last post was a link to a website touting conspiracy theories about the Obama’s home.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Source: | This article originally belongs to Nbcnews.com
