US leaks suspect Jack Teixeira faces years in prison if convicted

Jack Teixeira, US leaked documents suspect

Jack Teixeira, the A 21-year-old US airman who was arrested in connection with a leak of highly classified military documents about the Ukraine war and other national security issues. PHOTO | COURTESY

New York

Described as a patriot by friends and coming from a family boasting decades of military service, Jack Teixeira seems an unlikely trigger for the largest US espionage scandal in decades.