US EditionFormer Capitol riot defendant is convicted of gun charges stemming from his arrest near Obama’s home
- In June 2023, a military veteran linked to the January 6 Capitol riot was found guilty near former President Obama's residence in Washington, D.C., on charges including unlawful firearm possession and making a false bomb threat.
- His conviction followed authorities discovering two guns, a machete, and about 500 rounds of ammunition in his van, alongside Taranto livestreaming statements about targeting underground tunnels and seeking angles for a shot.
- The fake bomb threat targeted the federal research facility located in Gaithersburg, Maryland, under the U.S. Department of Commerce, although his attorneys argued that he neither possessed bomb-making supplies nor was physically present near the site.
- Judge Carl Nichols convicted Taranto in a bench trial, reasoning a reasonable observer might have believed the threat, while defense counsel argued Taranto was joking in an avant-garde, comedic manner.
- Taranto has remained jailed for nearly two years due to public safety concerns and is among the few January 6 defendants not pardoned during President Trump's clemency actions affecting over 1,500 charged rioters.
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Former Capitol Riot Defendant Is Convicted of Gun Charges Stemming from His Arrest Near Obama's Home
A military veteran whose Capitol riot case was erased by a presidential proclamation has been convicted of charges that he illegally possessed guns and ammunition in his van when he was arrested near President Barack Obama’s home in the nation’s capital.
Former Capitol riot defendant convicted of gun charges stemming from his arrest near Obama's home
A military veteran whose Capitol riot case was erased by a presidential proclamation was convicted Tuesday of charges that he illegally possessed guns and ammunition in his van when he was arrested near President Barack Obama’s home in the nation's capital. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols also convicted Taylor Taranto…
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Former Capitol riot defendant is convicted of gun charges stemming from his arrest near Obama's home
A military veteran whose Capitol riot case was erased by a presidential proclamation was convicted Tuesday of charges that he illegally possessed guns and ammunition in his van when he was arrested near President Barack Obama’s home in the nation’s capital.
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