Suspected leaker of secret Pentagon documents arraigned in Massachusetts

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A federal judge in Boston has ordered the suspect in the recent leak of classified U.S. intelligence documents to remain in custody pending his detention hearing scheduled for next Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. attorney's office.

Suspect Jack Teixeira, 21, is a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard. He was arrested at his home in Massachusetts Thursday.

Teixeira is accused of leaking classified government documents and sharing them on the gaming site Discord. Some of the documents include information about the war in Ukraine and were revealed online last week. The Department of Justice launched an investigation into the matter, which Attorney General Merrick Garland has said is ongoing.

"This is not just about taking home documents, that is of course itself illegal. This is about the transmission ... of the documents," Garland said Friday. "There are very serious penalties associated with that."

He added, "We intend to send that message, how important it is to our national security."