US Arrests 21-Year-Old National Guardsman in Classified Documents Leak

  • US agents arrested Airman Jack Teixeira in Massachusetts
  • Documents were shared among fellow gamers in Discord group

The FBI arrested a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman in connection with the leak of highly classified documents

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The FBI arrested a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman in connection with the leak of highly classified documents including maps, intelligence updates and the assessment of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Jack Teixeira, who serves as a cyber specialist for the US Air Force National Guard, was taken into custody Thursday afternoon in Massachusetts without incident. He will be arraigned in US District Court in Boston on Friday.