The Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who is suspected of disclosing extremely sensitive secrets had military service on his career radar since he was a young boy. But more lately, he had expressed his dissatisfaction with joining the military.
In a worldwide outrage, Jack Teixeira, 21, was charged on Friday in U.S. District Court in Boston with the improper removal and retention of classified and national security material.
This breach revealed detailed U.S. assessments on the war in Ukraine and other closely held secrets. Teixeira must remain in custody until a detention hearing the following week, a magistrate judge ruled.
Teixeira was raised in Dighton, a rural area south of Boston with scattered single-family homes and small farms. His mother’s house is located in the woods down a lengthy driveway. She works as a florist and occasionally sets up a flower cart by the side of the road to sell arrangements on the honor system.
According to two of his classmates, Teixeira revered the military and had an early interest in enlisting, as reported by The Boston Globe. He paid close attention to military and weaponry history.
According to John Powell, who spoke to the Boston Globe, “From a young age, I remember he would have a book on, I believe, U.S. military aircrafts, armaments, like a real big textbook.”
Powell recalled Teixeira being taunted in middle school, but he also described the young guy as a “sweetheart,” an optimist, and someone who had a particularly tight bond with his Air Force veteran stepfather.
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Teixeira’s high school classmate Kailani Reis told the newspaper that he was “super quiet” and exuded “loner vibes,” and Sarah Arnold told the AP that she recalled him as quiet and private.
Military records show that Teixeira enlisted in the Air National Guard in September 2019. The next year, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the school to close and go virtual, he received his diploma from Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School.
Teixeira’s friendship with the other users of the Discord chat room, where the leaks allegedly appeared, deepened during the pandemic, according to the group’s members. Video gamers and others use the chat software to communicate online.
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