Camp Pendleton Marine arrested for involvement in Jan 6 Insurrection

OCEANSIDE - A Camp Pendleton Marine is now behind bars in connection with the January 6th Capitol riot.

Corporal Micah Coomer was arrested by the FBI near the base in Oceanside Tuesday after federal officials charged him and two other active-duty Marines with disorderly conduct and entering restricted grounds. Agents were able to confirm Coomer's participation in the insurrection through posts and conversations over Instagram, where he apparently told another user that everything is the U.S. is corrupt and that he was waiting for second Civil War to begin.

Two other Marines were also arrested this week including one at Fort Meade in Maryland and one at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. All three worked in intelligence units, according to Military.com

So far at least 12 service members have been charged with participating in the insurrection.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 6: Supporters of US President Donald Trump protest inside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. - Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images)

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