Prosecutors say a Jan. 6 defendant targeted Obama's DC home after Trump posted its address on Truth social

• Prosecutors say a January 6 defendant began live streaming outside of Obama's purported DC residence before his arrest.
• Taylor Taranto was later arrested in Obama's neighborhood after a brief foot chase.

Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that a January 6 defendant began live streaming near former President Barack Obama's purported private DC residence shortly after he reposted the address which had been shared by former President Donald Trump.

According to prosecutors, Taylor Taranto reshared Trump's post on his own Truth social account.

Trump shared Obama's purported address in a post that republished a 2017 newsletter in the late-conservative Phyllis Schlafly's name about Trump's first 100 days in office. The newsletter complained about a "shadow" government in DC, highlighting that the Obamas had decided to stay in Washington after leaving the White House.

As of Wednesday, Trump's post remains accessible.

After sharing that Trump post, Taranto then began live streaming as he drove through the wealthy Kalorama neighborhood of Washington D.C.

Prosecutors then allege that Taranto posted on his Telegram, "We got these losers surrounded! See you in hell, Podesta's and Obama's [sic]."

After a brief foot chase, he was later taken into custody. The new details of his actions in the lead-up to his arrest came in a motion to the court to keep Taranto in custody without bond, pending trial. He is already facing misdemeanor charges related to his alleged actions on January 6. Prosecutors indicated that additional charges could be filed.

During his live stream, Taranto focused on sewer grates, allegedly calling them "entrance points." He then speculated about how he could gain access to Obama and former White House chief of staff John Podesta's purported homes.

"We're gonna find a way to the tunnels, underneath their houses ...," prosecutors quoted him as saying.

Taranto said he would "stop at nothing to get the shot."

Prosecutors said that Taranto had been on their radar since he was identified as a participant in the January 6 Capitol riot. He also repeatedly touted his actions, once posting that he wished to be reported to federal authorities.

"Look, Mom! I'm an insurrectionist now and on TV!" Taranto allegedly wrote in another post.

Federal law enforcement was unable to locate him though. They thought he was still at a residence in Pasco in Washington State before public posts made it appear that he had moved to Washington, D.C., and lived in a van near the D.C. jail where January 6 defendants are held.

Taranto moved to the nation's capitol following House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's promise to provide access to internal congressional footage of the riot to January 6 defendants, prosecutors claim. Prosecutors also wrote that Taranto appeared to have called McCarthy's office to request access to the footage.

Before targeting the Obamas, prosecutors also say that Taranto was threatening Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, who was the lead manager on Trump's second impeachment for inciting the Capitol riot.