A man indicted for his alleged role in the Jan. 6 riots was arrested Thursday at gunpoint in his van near former President Barack Obama’s residence, according to a law enforcement official.

Taylor Taranto, 37, was arrested on a warrant, authorities said. D.C. police said he has been charged as a fugitive from justice, though they did not specify the underlying details of the case.

The official who described the weapons found did so on condition of anonymity because the investigation remains ongoing, including Taranto’s motives.

The arrest occurred around 2 p.m. in the 2400 block of Kalorama Road NW, when Secret Service officers located Taranto and detained him, according to D.C. police deputy director of communications. Paris Lewbel.

D.C. police then sent a specialized unit to conduct a sweep of Taranto’s van, which was found near the scene of his arrest.

The police department said in a statement that “there is no active threat to the community and this incident remains under investigation.” It was unclear whether the Obama family was home at the time.

The lawsuit against Taranto and another man was filed in 2021 by Erin Smith, the wife of D.C. police officer Jeffrey Smith, whose suicide nine days after the riots was declared a death in the line of duty.

In the civil suit, attorneys for the Smith family said Taranto gave the other man, David Walls-Kaufman, leverage. Walls-Kaufman then used the gun to hit Smith in the face, according to court documents.

Taranto, who is representing himself in court, has categorically denied the allegations in court documents. Walls-Kaufman was also charged criminally with trespassing and disorderly conduct, and was sentenced to two months in jail.

Police said Thursday that the 37-year-old man had no fixed address. Taranto said in court filings that he was a resident of Washington state.