An active marine accused of participating in the assault on the United States Capitol is arrested

An active officer of the United States Marine Corps was arrested this Thursday when he was accused of participating in the assault on the Capitol on January 6.Christopher Warnagiris, over 40 years old and who was developing his position at the Quantico Base of the The Virginia Marine Corps has been arrested on charges of entering the building and pushing a police officer to keep the door open and allow other rioters to enter, CBS reports. he was the first of a group to break the police line that protected the gates of the east rotunda of the Capitol. They have also pointed out that Warnagiris pushed other people into the headquarters.Wargnagiris, the first active duty member accused in the framework of the assault investigation, joins a list of 44 people accused of participating in the insurrection and who have Served in the US Army. The now detained man faces federal charges that include assaulting, resisting and obstructing official procedure – for which he could face a 20-year prison sentence – and obstructing the application of the law during a civil disorder. For its part, the Marine Corps has announced that it would assist authorities in their investigations and that “negative behaviors” such as “certain dissidents and protests” are prohibited by a revised corps policy. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby has not yet specified whether Warnagiris could face sanctions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The Pentagon has previously condemned extremism in its ranks.The assault on the Capitol, which left five dead, took place on the day that the United States Congress held a joint session to ratify Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election, held on November 3. Former President Donald Trump repeatedly rejected the election result, stating that a “fraud” had occurred, although without providing evidence of this.