Images from earlier in the day of his arrest showed Teixeira apparently reading a book and lounging on the back porch of the home. Jack Teixeira was taken into custody by armed tactical agents on Thursday, April 13. He was arrested April 13, when aerial photographs from his North Dighton home showed heavily armed federal agents and an armored vehicle advancing on the driveway and taking him into custody. Prosecutors described in court papers how Teixeira kept notes about top-secret details shared during meetings, which he later disseminated. He was charged under the Espionage Act with unauthorized retention and transmission of classified national defense information. Accused Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira, seen here in a courtroom sketch, will remain behind bars. The cyber transport systems specialist allegedly shared hundreds of highly classified government documents to a Discord closed online chat group, including those related to the Ukraine war and other national security matters. They argued he would not flee, as he did not when the news of his alleged leaks grew to be national news, court papers show. His attorneys had asked that their client be released and allowed to stay at his father’s home. The 21-year-old accused leaker has remained jailed since he was arrested last month. Hennessy said Teixeira could further obstruct justice and is a flight risk. Teixeira wore an orange, jail-issued uniform and shackles as he appeared in a Worcester, Massachusetts, federal court, where Magistrate Judge David Hennessy granted prosecutors’ motion to detain him, according to local news station WPRI. Pentagon leak suspect may still have access to classified docs: DOJĪ Massachusetts federal court judge ordered Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira to remain in federal custody in connection with accusations he leaked top-secret Pentagon documents on social media and allegedly bragged about doing so. Pentagon ‘Geeky Leaks’ suspect said he wanted to murder ‘a ton of people,’ wanted ‘assassination van’: feds Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira due back in court as judge weighs detentionĪlleged Pentagon leaker bragged about sharing secret docs: ‘IDGAF what they say I can or can’t share’
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