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US Marine officer charged in Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection AFP 1 hr ago AFP © Olivier DOULIERY Police hold back supporters of then-president Donald Trump outside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, before the crowd broke through and stormed the legislature A US Marine major was arrested Thursday on charges of participating in the violent January 6 assault on the Capitol by supporters of former president Donald Trump, the Justice Department said. Major Christopher Warnagiris is the first active duty military officer to be charged over the attack, in which several hundred Trum...

Major Christopher Warnagiris, who is the first active-duty member of the U.S. armed forces to be charged in connection with the riot, is accused of pushing his way past a line of police protecting the Capitol and forcing his way through a doorway in the East Rotunda of the Capitol. Warnagiris, whose 18-year tenure in the Marines includes deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, faces a maximum possible sentence of 20 years in prison if convicted of the charges, which will be prosecuted in federal court in Washington. Warnagiris currently is assigned to the training and education command of the Ma...

Major Christopher Warnagiris of Woodbridge is stationed at Quantico. He faced a judge on Thursday. Author: Eric Flack, Stephanie Wilson Published: 3:27 PM EDT May 13, 2021 Updated: 4:29 PM EDT May 13, 2021 WASHINGTON — An active-duty U.S. Marine Corps commissioned officer stationed at Quantico in Northern Virginia has been arrested for assault on law enforcement during the siege at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. According to court documents and security camera footage, Major Christopher Warnagiris violently entered the Capitol after pushing throu...

Active-Duty Marine Major Arrested After Allegedly Pushing Police Officer in Capitol Riot U.S. Marine Maj. Christopher Warnagiris (right) interacts with a French Navy officer during the embarkation of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the French amphibious assault ship LHD Tonnerr, Dec. 10, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps/Sgt. Jessica Y. Lucio) 13 May 2021 A 40-year-old active-duty Marine Corps officer was arrested Thursday after federal agents said he violently broke into the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot, pushing through a line of police officers and positioning himself inside a doorw...

Prosecutors say Maj. Warnagiris violently pushed through a line of police officers to enter a door to the Capitol. Once inside, he used his body to keep the door open and pull others into the building, according to court documents. When a Capitol Police officer tried to pull the door shut, Maj. Warnagiris resisted, pushing the officer and continuing to keep the door open, prosecutors said. An FBI affidavit said a witness who formerly worked with Maj. Warnagiris identified him photographs posted on the internet and contacted the authorities. The witness expressed “high confidence” that Maj...