Global Courant 2023-04-19 20:12:47
A federal judge on Wednesday agreed to postpone a detention hearing for Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Douglas Teixeira, granting a defense request.
Teixeira also waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday, according to court documents, and he made a brief appearance at the Boston federal courthouse.
The detention hearing previously scheduled for Wednesday was postponed by about two weeks and Teixeira will continue to be detained. No set date was set during Teixeira’s brief appearance.
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“The defense needs more time to resolve the issues arising from the government’s request for detention,” Teixeira’s attorney Brendan Kelley wrote Wednesday.
Jack Douglas Teixeira, a U.S. Air Force National Guard pilot accused of leaking top-secret military intelligence data online, will make his first appearance before a federal judge in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. on April 14, 2023, in a courtroom sketch. (REUTERS/Margaret Klein)
Wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, Teixeira walked into the courtroom and was untied before sitting among his lawyers. Teixeira looked back at his father for a moment, and when the hearing was over, the suspect was handcuffed again.
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FBI agents arrested Teixeira Thursday at a home in North Dighton, Massachusetts, in connection with a trove of classified documents leaked online in recent months.
Teixeira, who joined the Air National Guard in September 2019, had the highest security clearance granted by the federal government for top secret information, according to an internal Defense Department email reviewed by Fox News.
Selfie of Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old National Guard aviator accused of leaking classified information. (Facebook)
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Teixeira was last stationed at Otis Air National Guard Base as a member of the 102nd Intelligence Wing. According to the unit, he was promoted to Airman 1st Class in July.
Attorney General Merrick Garland said Teixeira, 21, is under investigation for the “alleged unauthorized removal, preservation and transfer of classified national defense information”.
This image, taken from a WCVB-TV video, shows Jack Teixeira, in T-shirt and shorts, being taken into custody by armed tactical officers in Dighton, Massachusetts on Thursday, April 13, 2023. (WCVB TV via AP)
Teixeira is said to have started sharing classified documents with the private group in recent months, but according to the report, the leaks gained more attention after another member shared them on a public forum.
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The leaked documents mainly relate to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but also contain intelligence on China, the Middle East, the Israeli spy agency Mossad and world leaders.
Greg Norman, David Spunt, Liz Friden, Gillian Turner, Jake Gibson and Paul Best of Fox News contributed to this report.
Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and email him at [email protected]
