hello, i m at sumi somaskanda. welcome to our show. the fbi has arrested the suspected leaker of classified pentagon documents. jack teixeira, a 21 year old member of the intelligence wing of the massachusetts air national guard, is facing potential espionage act charges. agents swooped in to arrest teixeira at a property in north dighton, massachusetts. he oversaw a private online group named thug shaker central, where 20 30 people, mostly young and men teenagers, came together over a shared interest in god, video games, and guns. his online friends include individuals in ukraine and russia. one member of the group spoke anonymously to the washington post. we really became close during the pandemic when we were all look younger than everything all day we would watch videos, play games, streamer houses, mess around, danced around and have fun. we didn t realise this year just have fun. we didn t realise this yearjust immense nature of these league until a bit later. i spoke t
the fbi has arrested the suspected leaker of classified pentagon documents. his name is jack teixeira, a 21 year old member of the intelligence wing of the massachsetts air national guard. agents swooped in to arrest teixeira at a property in north dighton, massachusetts. he oversaw a private online group named thug shaker central, where 20 to 30 people, mostly young and men teenagers, came together over a shared interest in god, video games and guns. his online friends include individuals in ukraine and russia. one member of the group spoke anonymously to the washington post. the group really became close during the pandemic when we were all locked down together. and every single day we would watch movies, play games, do activities together, we d stream our houses and mess around, dance and have fun. we didn t realise the sheer, just immense nature of these lea ks until a bit later. i spoke to 06 about two days ago before he gave his final goodbye to us. he signed off saying
hello. i m sumi somaskanda. the fbi has arrested the suspected leaker of classified pentagon documents. his name is jack teixeira, a 21 year old member of the intelligence wing of the massachsetts air national guard. agents swooped in to arrest teixeira at a property in north dighton, massachusetts. he oversaw a private online group named thug shaker central, where 20 30 people, mostly young and men teenagers, came together over a shared interest in god, video games and guns. his online friends include individuals in ukraine and russia. one of the group spoke anonymously to the washington post. the group really became close during the pandemic when we were all locked down together. and every single day we would watch movies, play games, do activities together, we d stream our houses and mess around, dance and have fun. we didn t realise the sheer, just immense nature of these lea ks until a bit later. i spoke to 06 about two days ago before he gave his final goodbye to us. he
junior enlisted member of the massachusetts air national guard may have had access to some of the country s secrets and striking that the leaked material first surfaced online in a venue widely used by gamers in a group the suspect led, possibly for the benefit of just a few dozen members lot to cover tonight. cnn s jason carroll starts us off in the suspect s hometown. so how did authorities identified this person and how did the arrest unfold? well, let s start with the arrest anderson it happened here. indictment massachusetts just south of boston. you can see law enforcement still here on maple street. this is the street where the suspect jack to share a lived with his mother. the arrest went down late this afternoon. camera cameras were up above. as it all happened. you can see the suspect being taken into custody by the fbi hands above his head wearing red shorts. slowly backing into the custody of fbi agents also want to let you know what we know about the suspect so f
online in a venue widely used by gamers in a group the suspect led, possibly for the benefit of just a few dozen members lot to cover tonight. cnn s jason carroll starts us off in the suspect s hometown. so how did authorities identified this person and how did the arrest unfold? well, let s start with the arrest anderson it happened here. indictment massachusetts just south of boston. you can see law enforcement still here on maple street. this is the street where the suspect jack to share a lived with his mother. the arrest went down late this afternoon. camera cameras were up above. as it all happened. you can see the suspect being taken into custody by the fbi hands above his head wearing red shorts. slowly backing into the custody of fbi agents also want to let you know what we know about the suspect so far, his full name jack douglas to share a he s 21 years old member of the air national guard airman first class his duty title, cyber transport systems, journeymen, basi