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First active duty service member arrested over Jan. 6 riot Tal Axelrod © Getty Images A group of a dozen co-defendants reportedly affiliated with the Oath Keepers is facing charges over their alleged roles in the storming of the Capitol A Marine Corps officer was arrested Thursday over his involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection, making him the first active-duty service member charged over the Capitol attack. The Justice Department said in a statement that Maj. Christopher Warnagiris, 40, "violently entered the Capitol on Jan. 6, after pushing through a line of police office...

Major Christopher Warnagiris, who's stationed at the Marine Corps base Quantico, has been charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers; obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder; and obstruction of justice, among other charges. Prosecutors said Warnagiris, 40, "defied, pushed, and resisted Capitol Police to help others break into the US Capitol" on January 6. Security footage cited by prosecutors apparently shows Warnagiris pushing through a line of police officers upon entering the Capitol building, then using his body to hold a door open and let others in behin...

Active duty Marine arrested for allegedly pushing officer during Capitol riot

Maj. Christopher Warnagiris was the first active-duty service member to be charged for crimes related to the Jan. 6 Capitol breach.

  A Marine Corps officer was arrested Thursday over his involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection, making him the first active-duty service member charged over the Capitol attack. The Justice Department said in a statement that Maj. Christopher Warnagiris, 40, “violently entered the Capitol on Jan. 6, after pushing through a line of police officers guarding the East Rotunda doors.” He then allegedly used his body to prop a door open to allow more people to rush into the Capitol. ADVERTISEMENT “When a U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officer tried to pull the doors shut, Warnagiris refused and c...