FBI arrests 21-year-old Air National Guardsman suspected of leaking classified documents – By Ken Dilanian, Michael Kosnar and Rebecca Shabad (NBC News) / Apr 13 2023
FBI agents took Jack Teixeira into custody earlier Thursday afternoon “without incident,” Attorney General Merrick Garland announced.
WASHINGTON — Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, was arrested by federal authorities on Thursday in connection with their investigation into classified documents that were leaked on the internet.
FBI agents took Teixeira into custody earlier Thursday afternoon “without incident,” Attorney General Merrick Garland announced in brief remarks at the Department of Justice, which has been conducting a criminal investigation into the matter.
“Today, the Justice Department arrested Jack Douglas Teixeira in connection with an investigation into alleged unauthorized removal, retention and transmission of classified national defense information. Teixeira is an employee of the United States Air Force National Guard,” Garland said.
Teixeira will have an initial appearance at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, said Garland, who added that the investigation is ongoing. He declined to take questions from the press.
