Capitol riot fugitive found with explosives outside Barack Obama's home

Taylor Taranto was arrested by Secret Service agents a few streets away from Barack Obama's home in Kalorama

Police said a Capitol fugitive armed with a gun and explosives, was arrested outside Barack Obama's home.

Taylor Taranto, 37, was spotted by Secret Service agents a few streets away from the former US president's property in Kalorama. in an upscale neighborhood of Washington, D.C. on Thursday evening.

He reportedly tried to flee the scene before he was eventually apprehended.

Officers later found him in his van firearms and materials for the manufacture of explosives, which was parked nearby.

Police said that despite the incident, there was no immediate danger to Obama. It is not yet clear if the family was at home at the time of Taranto's arrest.

«There is no active threat to the community and this incident is still under investigation,» police said in a statement.

' Threats to public figures

Taranto repeatedly threatened unnamed public figures on social media, according to officials.

CBS News quoted officials as saying the man «was not in the Obama area, a mistake.»

The Capitol building in Washington DC was stormed by supporters of Donald Trump on January 6, 2021, after Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election.

Taranto has an open warrant on mutiny-related charges, two law enforcement officials said.

He is believed to have returned to Washington more than a month ago to camp next to a prison holding hundreds of violent uprising detainees.

During his time in Washington, Taranto is believed to have broadcast a live video in an apparent threat.

The family of Jeffrey Smith, a Washington police officer who attacked during the Capitol riots and committed suicide a few days later, filed a civil lawsuit against Taranto.

They allege that Taranto attacked Mr. Smith.

Despite confessing After entering the Capitol, Taranto denies involvement in the violence. More than 150 officers were injured during the incident.