FBI arrests air National Guard member in classified documents leak

FBI agents arrest Jack Teixeira, an employee of the U.S. Air Force National Guard, outside a residence in this still image taken from video in Dighton, Massachusetts, April 13, 2023. [ Courtesy, VOA]

The FBI has arrested a 21-year-old Air National Guard member suspected of a massive leak of classified U.S. government and military documents, U.S. law enforcement officials said Thursday.

Jack Teixeira, a member of the intelligence wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, was taken into custody "without incident" at a residence in Dighton, Massachusetts, on Thursday afternoon, the FBI said in a statement.