Looks like a classic case of
Court Martial! He should be tried my a military court and if found guilty, shot by firing squad, he was a USMC officer caught red handed in an act of insurrection FFS! This jarhead had his jar full of shit.
The judge might have ordered him released, but his commanding officer might have other ideas.
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Capitol riot: U.S. Marine Major Warnagiris arrested for role in Trump mob (cnbc.com)
U.S. Marine Major Christopher Warnagiris is arrested for participating in Capitol riot
KEY POINTS
- An active-duty U.S. Marine officer has been arrested and charged with participating in the invasion of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 by a mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump.
- The 40-year-old officer, Major Christopher Warnagiris, 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, of Woodbridge, Virginia, is charged in federal court with assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers. He will make his initial court appearance Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
A still from a video released by the D.O.J. showing Christopher Warnagiris (circled in red), who is a Marine Corps commissioned officer stationed at the Marine Corps Base Quantico was arrested today in Virginia and charged with crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Source: D.O.J.
An active-duty U.S. Marine officer
was arrested in Virginia on Thursday and charged with using violence against police during
the Jan. 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of supporters of then-President
Donald Trump.
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, a 40-year-old Woodbridge, Virginia resident,
is charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers, obstruction of law enforcement, obstruction of Congress, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol Grounds, and entering or remaining in a restricted building without lawful authority.
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 Marine Air-Ground Task Force Staff Training Program at the Marine base in Quantico, Virginia, according to Marines.
A judge ordered Warnagiris released when he appeared Thursday afternoon in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
In addition to Warnagiris,
the more than 400 defendants in pending Capitol riot prosecutions include at least four other current service members: two Army Reserve soldiers
and two members of the National Guard in different states. More than three dozen military veterans also have been arrested in such cases.
A still from a video released by the D.O.J. showing Christopher Warnagiris (circled in red), who is a Marine Corps commissioned officer stationed at the Marine Corps Base Quantico was arrested today in Virginia and charged with crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Source: D.O.J.
Court documents say that after Warnagiris violently entered the Capitol he positioned himself in the corner of the doorway and used his body to prop the door open and pull other rioters inside.
Video surveillance footage shows Warnagiris pushing a cop who tried to shut the door, according to a criminal complaint.
The Marine Corps, in a statement confirming that Warnagiris is on active duty, said, “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 statement said.
“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 identified by a member of the public on March 16 after that person saw three photos of a man who had entered the Capitol, according to the complaint.
......... Yes it’s a harsh statement I know ..... but seriously, I do hope.
