"Assistant U.S. Attorney Travis Wolf argued Taranto was on the path to repeating his past conduct, citing erratic livestreams, worrying social media posts, including one filmed from a Pentagon parking lot, and failures to comply with supervision rules. Taranto spent two years behind bars before Nichols handed down a conviction but no additional jail time, offering supervised release instead. Now, according to Politico, prosecutors say his return to the capital shows that leniency may have been misplaced."
"Taranto's lawyer, Carmen Hernandez, sought time to review the claims and asked that her client be able to spend Christmas with his wife and children. His probation officer, Sean Stallman, opposed immediate incarceration, recommending tighter monitoring of drug use and psychiatric treatment rather than prison. After swearing he would drive home by midday Friday, Taranto was allowed to leave on his own. The judge, however, warned that he is absolutely prepared to jail him if he violates any orders."
Taylor Taranto, pardoned by President Donald Trump and convicted this year for threatening federal buildings and carrying weapons in Obama's neighborhood, resurfaced near Rep. Jamie Raskin's home in Washington D.C. despite court-ordered supervised release. Prosecutors urged a federal judge to jail him immediately, citing erratic livestreams, worrying social media posts including one filmed from a Pentagon parking lot, and failures to comply with supervision rules. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols declined immediate detention but ordered Taranto to return to Washington state for the holidays and stay away from D.C. Defense sought time to review claims and allow Christmas with family; the probation officer recommended stricter monitoring and treatment instead of prison.
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