WASHINGTON — A U.S. Marine Corps major is the first active-duty member of the military charged with taking part in the deadly January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, federal prosecutors said on Thursday.
The Justice Department said Christopher Warnagiris, 40, a Marine Corps major from Woodbridge, Virginia, has been charged with federal crimes, including obstructing law enforcement officers during civil disorder and obstruction of justice. The FBI said Warnagiris has been stationed since last summer at the Marine Corps base at Quantico, Virginia.
A law enforcement official said Warnagiris is believed to be the first active-duty U.S. military officer to be charged in connection w…
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