What we know about Pentagon leak suspect

U.S. airman Jack Teixeira, 21, is facing espionage charges in connection with an online leak of highly classified military documents about the Ukraine war and other national security issues

2019: Enlists in Massachusetts Air National Guard, joining 102nd Intelligence Wing based at Otis Air Base in Cape Cod

2020: Graduates from high school in his hometown of North Dighton, Massachusetts

Jul 2022: Promoted to Airman
1st Class. Role involves responsibility for operating Air Force’s global communications network

Mar 2023: Secret U.S. documents reportedly first emerge on Discord – social media platform where Teixeira is believed to be leader of small gaming chat group

Apr: Documents begin circulating on Twitter and Telegram. FBI agents investigating leak arrest 
Teixeira at his home on Apr 13
   
Teixeira known as “OG” in chat group called Thug Shaker Central

Group composed of roughly 20-30 young men and boys from various countries. Members united by love of guns, military gear and religion, according to report by Washington Post

Teixeira reportedly spent months writing up versions of sensitive information and sharing it with chat group – when members lost interest, he began taking pictures of files and uploading them

Sources: AP, BBC, Bellingcat Picture: Twitter © GRAPHIC NEWS