Prosecutors allege Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira could flee, compare him to Edward Snowden.
An undated picture shows Jack Douglas Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the Air National Guard, who was arrested by the FBI, over his alleged involvement in leaks online of classified documents, posing for a selfie at an unidentified location.highly classified U.S.
Prosecutors argued Thursday that Teixeira is both a flight and national security risk. They said evidence showed he had performed hundreds of searches on the classified network, accessing it almost daily, including at times from inside his mother's home.
Teixeira's dad said he doesn't have any computers in his house, and that he'd remove his password-protected tablet if his son were to be released. He also was willing to remove his internet-connected television from the house. Franco in his filing also addressed the government's detailing of Texeira's suspension during his sophomore year in high school over allegations he made violent and racist threats. The incident "was thoroughly investigated" at the time, Franco wrote, and Teixeira was allowed to return to school after a "handful" of days following a psychiatric evaluation.
"There is no allegation in the affidavit that Mr. Teixeira had any intent for these documents to become widely available on the internet or desired to disrupt the geopolitical affairs of the United States," his attorney wrote. "Thus, there is no reason to suggest that, if released, Mr. Teixeira has any motivation, desire, or current ability to commit any actions like those alleged in the complaint affidavit or in the government's supplemental motion for detention.
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