A 40-year-old active duty US Marine stationed at Quantico, Virginia was arrested by federal law enforcement agents for his role in the January 6th domestic terrorist attack on the Capitol, according to a statement from the Department of Justice.
Major Christopher Warnagiris faces include assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers; obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder; and obstruction of justice, among other charges from the DoJ. It is unknown if he faces any charges filed by the Navy’s Judge Advocate General.
A post on Facebook contains a photo of Warnagiris at a farewell dinner when he was leaving a duty station as fire support officer for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in 2014.
From the DoJ announcement of his arrest: “According to court documents and security camera footage, Warnagiris violently entered the Capitol on Jan. 6, after pushing through a line of police officers guarding the East Rotunda doors. Once inside, Warnagiris positioned himself in the corner of the doorway, using his body to keep the door open and pull others inside. When a U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officer tried to pull the doors shut, Warnagiris refused and continued pushing it open. Warnagiris can be seen pushing the officer in an effort to maintain his position in the open door in security camera footage and publicly available video footage captured shortly after 2:25 p.m.”