The New York Times states that the defendant is 21 years old.
How was the arrest?
Teixeira was detained “without incident” by FBI agents “in connection with an investigation into the alleged unauthorized extraction, retention and transmission of classified national defense information,” Garland said.
Images from the operation in North Dighton, in the state of Massachusetts (northeast), showed the suspect, dressed in red shorts and a T-shirt, with his hands behind his head, slowly backing towards the heavily armed camouflage-clad agents. that they stopped him.
Police in the small town said there was no “threat to public safety.”
Teixeira is due to appear in federal court for the District of Massachusetts on Friday.
what he is acussed?
As of now, the charges against the defendant have not been made public and, according to Garland, the investigation is still ongoing.
The Pentagon has said the leak poses a “very serious” risk to the national security of the United States, with spokesman Pat Ryder calling it a “deliberate criminal act” on Thursday.
The Department of Defense is “reviewing and updating mailing lists, evaluating how and where intelligence is shared,” Ryder told reporters.
What did Discord say?
A Discord spokesperson told AFP that user safety is a priority and that content that violates their policies can result in people being banned, servers being shut down and police being alerted.
“Regarding the apparent breach of classified material, we are cooperating with law enforcement,” the spokesperson said, declining to provide further details.
With information from AFP, EFE and Reuters