The Air National Guard member already jailed on suspicion of posting classified information on social media was hit with more charges Thursday. A new indictment adds six counts.
The Air National Guard member already jailed on suspicion of posting classified information on social media was hit with more charges Thursday. A new indictment adds six counts of illegal retention and transmission of national defense information to the charges facing Jack Teixeira, the reports. Conviction on the new charges can bring a prison sentence. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the indictment, saying in a statement that Teixeira had access to classified defense information « that reasonably could be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to national security if shared. »
Jack Teixeira’s lawyer wants him released on bond as he awaits trial for allegedly sharing government secrets on the internet, arguing the 21-year-old who lives at home with his parents isn’t as scary as the government is making him out to be. According to Brendan Kelley, Teixeira only meant to share information obtained through his job as an IT professional at a military base with a small group of online friends.
