Stills drawn from video launched by the D.O.J. proving Christopher Warnagiris, who is a Marine Corps commissioned officer stationed at the Marine Corps Base Quantico. Warnagiris was jailed today in Virginia and charged with criminal offenses associated with the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Source: D.O.J.
An active-duty U.S. Marine officer was jailed in Virginia on Thursday and charged with utilizing violence versus authorities throughout the Jan. 6 intrusion of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of fans of then-President Donald Trump.
Major Christopher Warnagiris, who is the very first active-duty member of the U.S. militaries to be charged in connection with the riot, is implicated of pressing his method past a line of authorities safeguarding the Capitol and requiring his method through an entrance in the East Rotunda of the Capitol.
Warnagiris, a 40-year-old Woodbridge, Virginia homeowner, is charged with attacking, withstanding or hampering specific officers, blockage of police, blockage of Congress, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol Grounds, and getting in or staying in a limited structure without legal authority.
Warnagiris, whose 18-year period in the Marines consists of implementations to Iraq and Afghanistan, deals with an optimum possible sentence of 20 years in jail if founded guilty of the charges, which will be prosecuted in federal court in Washington.
Warnagiris presently is appointed to the training and education command of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Staff Training Program at the Marine base in Quantico, Virginia, according to Marines.
A judge bought Warnagiris launched when he appeared Thursday afternoon in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
In addition to Warnagiris, the more than 400 accuseds in pending Capitol riot prosecutions consist of a minimum of 4 other present service members: 2 Army Reserve soldiers and 2 members of the National Guard in various states. More than 3 lots military veterans likewise have actually been jailed in such cases.
A still from a video launched by the D.O.J. proving Christopher Warnagiris (circled around in red), who is a Marine Corps commissioned officer stationed at the Marine Corps Base Quantico was jailed today in Virginia and charged with criminal offenses associated with the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Source: D.O.J.
Court files state that after Warnagiris strongly went into the Capitol he placed himself in the corner of the entrance and utilized his body to prop the door open and pull other rioters inside.
Video security video programs Warnagiris pressing a police who attempted to shut the door, according to a criminal problem.
The Marine Corps, in a declaration verifying that Warnagiris is on active service, stated, “The Marine Corps is clear on this: There is no place for racial hatred or extremism in the Marine Corps. Our strength is derived from the individual excellence of every Marine regardless of background. Bigotry and racial extremism run contrary to our core values.”
“Participation with hate or extremist groups of any kind is directly contradictory to the core values of honor, courage, and commitment that we stand for as Marines and isn’t tolerated by the Marine Corps,” the declaration stated.
“We expect every Marine to treat their fellow Marines with dignity and respect. Those who can’t value the contributions of others, regardless of background, are destructive to our culture, our warfighting ability, and have no place in our ranks.”
Warnagiris was recognized by a member of the general public on March 16 after that individual saw 3 pictures of a male who had actually gone into the Capitol, according to the problem.
That witness acknowledged Warnagiris after having actually dealt with him for about 6 months in 2019, the problem stated.
A 2nd witness “who has worked with Warnagiris for approximately nine months and tends to see him in close proximity several times a week” recognized him in the exact same pictures seen by the very first witness, according to that charging file.
In 2017, Warnagiris served as operations officer for a landing force of U.S. Marines and Navy sailors who were put on the French Navy amphibious attack ship LHD Tonnere throughout a two-month release in the U.S. 5th fleet location of operations, according to a news post on the Marines site.
His service awards consist of the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Unit Commendation Medal and the Afghanistan Campaign Medal.
U.S. Marine Maj. Christopher Warnagiris (R), connects with a French Navy officer throughout the embarkation of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the French amphibious attack ship LHD Tonnerre (L9014).
Photo: Sgt. Jessica Lucio | DVIDS
About 440 individuals have actually been jailed on charges associated with the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, which started after Trump prompted a crowd of fans at a rally outside the White House to march there.
The intrusion of the Capitol complex interrupted a joint session of Congress, which was sitting that day to verify the Electoral College triumph of President Joe Biden.
Trump had actually wrongly declared for weeks after the November governmental election, and has actually continued to do so given that, that he won the White House race which Biden’s triumph was the outcome of extensive tally scams.
