An active-duty U.S. Marine Corps officer was arrested on Thursday for his alleged involvement in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the Justice Department said. Maj. Christopher Warnagiris, who is a commissioned officer stationed at the Marine Corps Base Quantico, has been accused of entering the Capitol building after pushing through a line of police officers. He then used his body to keep the door open to allow others to enter the building, prosecutors said. He has also been accused of resisting U.S. Capitol Police’s efforts to keep the doors closed, according to court documents (pdf). Authorities identified Warnagiris through photographs and footage of the incident. A former coworker of Warnagiris initially recognized the 40-year-old through the FBI photos. Agents then confirmed his identity with a different coworker during an interview at Warnagiris’s military command. Warnagiris, who appeared before a court in the Eastern District of Virginia on Thursday, has been charged assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain …
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