A Massachusetts Air National Guard member who emerged as a main person of interest in the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the war in Ukraine was taken into custody on Thursday by federal agents, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced.
Investigators believe that the guardsman, who specializes in intelligence, led the online chat group where the documents were posted.
Garland identified the guardsman as 21-year-old Jack Teixeira, and said he would be charged with the unauthorized removal of classified national defence information.
FBI agents converged Thursday at Teixeira’s Massachusetts home, and heavily armed tactical agents took a man wearing a T-shirt
