
Federal prosecutors told a judge Thursday they are considering additional charges against an accused January 6 rioter arrested while looking for the Washington, D.C., residence of former President Barack Obama last week.
The Justice Department is seeking to hold Taylor Franklin Taranto in custody pending trial. In court papers, prosecutors said they believe Taranto is a flight risk because he has been living in his van, which contained a machete, two firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition on the day of his arrest. That van has since been impounded.