US arrests 21-year-old National Guardsman for online intelligence leaks

Jack Douglas Teixeira joined the Air National Guard in 2019 and worked as a 'Cyber Transport Systems Journeyman,' or an IT specialist.

MASSACHUSETTS, USA – The FBI on Thursday, April 13, arrested Jack Douglas Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the US Air National Guard, over the leaks online of classified documents that embarrassed Washington with allies around the world.

Teixeira was an airman 1st class at Otis Air National Guard Base in Massachusetts, according to his service record. He joined the Air National Guard in 2019 and worked as a “Cyber Transport Systems Journeyman,” or an IT specialist. Aerial news video showed Teixeira with his hands laced behind his head, walking backward toward the armored car with one officer watching from the turret. He was handcuffed and placed in the back of the vehicle. Garland said he was taken into custody “without incident.”The Justice Department did not say what charges Teixeira would face, although they will likely involve criminal charges of willfully retaining and transmitting national defense information.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement a Pentagon task force had been “working around the clock to assess and mitigate any damage.” Teixeira was expected to appear in court on Friday, a spokesperson for the US Attorney’s Office in Boston said. Eddy Souza, 22, said he grew up nearby and that he knew Jack Teixeira when both attended Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School several years ago.

Bellingcat, the Washington Post and The New York Times have traced the documents’ earliest appearance to a defunct server on the instant messaging site Discord. In a chat group on the site, Teixeira, who shared a love for guns and military gear.

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