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 doorway to pull others into the building with him.
Maj. Christopher Warnagiris, 40, of Woodbridge, Virginia, has been charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding police officers; obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder; and obstruction of justice, among other charges. His arrest was announced Thursday by the Justice Department.