The Massachusetts Air National Guard airman accused of leaking classified national security information, a breach that Pentagon brass, federal prosecutors, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say is highly damaging to the United States, will remain in federal custody while a judge determines if he will grant bail.
Jack Teixeira, 21, who shared the information in an online discussion group, appeared on April 27 in a federal courtroom in Worcester, Massachusetts, before federal magistrate judge David Hennessy.