Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 40
- Location
- Woodbridge, Virginia
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
Christopher Warnagiris was identified from photos and screenshots posted to an FBI website by a witness who believed him to be an active-duty Marine officer stationed at the Marine Corps Base Quantico, according to court documents. The court documents depict him as one of the people at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, who struggled against Capitol Police officers at the doors to the East Rotunda; he entered the building from another door and attempted to push the doors open to grant more rioters entrance. He allegedly pushed one Capitol Police officer attempting to secure the doors. At one point, RMG News video obtained by the FBI allegedly shows him using his body to keep a door open and reaching to pull others inside. FBI agents went to his military command, where another witness identified Warnagiris from photos and video, according to court documents. Investigators determined that Warnagiris was an active duty officer in the Marine Corps, and he has been stationed at the Marine Corps Base, Quantico, since the summer of 2020.
Case History
Warnagiris pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Bench trial held 4/5/2024, waiting for verdict. Evidentiary Hearing set for 1/15/2025. On 1/22/2025, the court ordered that the case is dismissed without prejudice.
Sources
- Primary Documentation
NPR Jan. 6 Defendant DatabaseNPR - Primary Documentation
Underlying court recordCourt record linked by NPR
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.