WORCESTER, Mass. — Federal prosecutors shared new images of suspected Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira’s room, along with destroyed devices found during a search of his Dighton home ahead of his Thursday detention hearing.
When Teixeira, 21, appears in federal court in Worcester, prosecutors will urge a judge to keep the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman behind bars because he may still have access to secret national defense information he could expose, the Associated Press reported.
The Justice Department plans to argue that releasing Teixeira from jail while he awaits trial would be a grave threat to U.S. national security, according to court paperwork filed Wednesday.
“There simply is no condition or combination of conditions that can ensure the Defendant will not further disclose additional information still in his knowledge or possession,” the Justice Department wrote in the documents. “The damage the Defendant has already caused to the U.S. national security is immense. The damage the Defendant is still capable of causing is extraordinary.”
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Boston courthouse Security guards walk the by the entrance to the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse, in Boston on April 14, 2023. Jack Teixeira, 21, an employee of the U.S. Air Force National Guard, was due to appear at the federal court on Friday, authorities said, after he was arrested o suspicion of leaking a trove of sensitive U.S. government secrets. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images)
Who is Jack Teixeira? The FBI on Thursday arrested Jack Teixeira in connection with the leak of dozens of highly classified documents that, among other things, showed just how much the United States is able to conduct surveillance on Russia. (Jim Jurca/Getty Images)
Leaked Documents Members of law enforcement assemble on a road, Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Dighton, Mass., near where FBI agents converged on the home of a Massachusetts Air National Guard member who has emerged as a main person of interest in the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) (Steven Senne)
Leaked Documents Members of Dighton Police Department stand at a road block, Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Dighton, Mass., about one half a mile from where FBI agents converged on the home of a Massachusetts Air National Guard member who has emerged as a main person of interest in the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine. The guardsman was identified as 21-year-old Jack Teixeira. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) (Steven Senne)
Leaked Documents Members of law enforcement assemble on a road, Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Dighton, Mass., near where FBI agents converged on the home of a Massachusetts Air National Guard member who has emerged as a main person of interest in the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine. The guardsman was identified as 21-year-old Jack Teixeira. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) (Steven Senne)
Leaked Documents Investigation Vehicles move through a police blockade on a road in North Dighton, Mass., Thursday, April 13, 2023. The FBI wants to question a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard in connection with the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war, two people familiar with the investigation said. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith) (Michelle R. Smith)
Leaked Documents Investigation Vehicles move through a police blockade on a road in North Dighton, Mass., Thursday, April 13, 2023. The FBI wants to question a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard in connection with the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war, two people familiar with the investigation said. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith) (Michelle R. Smith)
Leaked Documents Investigation In this image taken from video, police block a road in North Dighton, Mass., Thursday, April 13, 2023. The FBI wants to question a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard in connection with the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war, two people familiar with the investigation said. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith) (Michelle R. Smith)
Leaked Documents Investigation In this image taken from video, police block a road in North Dighton, Mass., Thursday, April 13, 2023. The FBI wants to question a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard in connection with the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war, two people familiar with the investigation said. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith) (Michelle R. Smith)
Leaked Documents Investigation Police block a road in North Dighton, Mass., Thursday, April 13, 2023. The FBI wants to question a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard in connection with the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war, two people familiar with the investigation said. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith) (Michelle R. Smith)
Leaked Documents Investigation In this image taken from video, police block a road in North Dighton, Mass., Thursday, April 13, 2023. The FBI wants to question a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard in connection with the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war, two people familiar with the investigation said. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith) (Michelle R. Smith)
Leaked Documents Investigation Police block a road in North Dighton, Mass., Thursday, April 13, 2023. The FBI wants to question a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard in connection with the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war, two people familiar with the investigation said Thursday. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith) (Michelle R. Smith)
Leaked Documents Investigation Police block a road in North Dighton, Mass., Thursday, April 13, 2023. The FBI wants to question a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard in connection with the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war, two people familiar with the investigation said. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith) (Michelle R. Smith)
Leaked Documents Investigation Police block a road in North Dighton, Mass., Thursday, April 13, 2023. The FBI wants to question a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard in connection with the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war, two people familiar with the investigation said Thursday. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith) (Michelle R. Smith)
Teixeira is accused of leaking highly classified military documents about the Ukraine war and other top national security issues. He is charged with removing or transmitting classified national defense information, a crime under the Espionage Act.
Investigators alleged that Teixeira shared the documents about top national security issues in a Discord chat room.
In the documents, prosecutors wrote that Teixeira also owned multiple guns and repeatedly had “detailed and troubling discussions about violence and murder” on Discord.
In addition to the court filing, prosecutors released images of evidence recovered when FBI agents swarmed his home earlier this month, including a smashed laptop, tablet, and Xbox gaming console.
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Prosecutors have not disclosed an alleged motive in this case.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.