A man wanted for crimes related to the Jan. 6 insurrection was arrested Thursday in the Washington neighborhood where former President Barack Obama lives.
In this Dec. 1, 2016 file photo, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama watch the 2016 National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in Washington. Associated Press and Spectrum News StaffPUBLISHED 6:19 PM EDT Jun. 29, 2023 at the U.S. Capitol was arrested Thursday in the Washington neighborhood where former President Barack Obama lives, law enforcement officials said.
Washington, D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department arrested him on charges of being a fugitive from justice. The explosives team swept Taranto's vehicle. It wasn't clear what, exactly, Taranto is accused of doing in the riot, where supporters of then-President Donald Trump smashed windows and beat and bloodied police officers in an effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
It was not clear if the former president or any of his family were in the home at the time. Obama had been in Washington on Tuesday for a lunch with President Joe Biden.
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