'FLIGHT RISK'
A JUDGE has granted the government's motion to keep accused Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira detained as he awaits trial.
The ruling was made in favor of the prosecution at a court hearing on Friday after a judge said Teixeira, a former Air National Guardsman, was a "severe risk" to obstruct justice and had an "unhealthy fixation" with firearms.
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Judge David Hennessy said there was “a profound breach of the defendant’s word that he would protect information related to the security of the ” after allegedly releasing classified Pentagon docs to a Discord gaming group.
“Who did he put at risk? I mean, you could make a list as long as a phone book,” Hennessy added.
The judge also raised concerns about the 21-year-old's "unhealthy fixation" with weapons based on Teixeira's writing - factors he said he couldn't ignore.
“Given the publicity of this case, foreign governments know that the defendant was disloyal to the United States and that he is facing a long jail sentence," the judge said.
"None of those things are speculative or exaggerated.”
Teixeira will be held without bail as his case moves along.
Friday's ruling comes after the prosecution revealed at a hearing last month that Teixeira had been caught by military superiors in the past for taking notes on classified documents.
Hennessy explained that Teixeira was confronted on two separate occasions about doing so prior to his April 13 arrest.
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The 21-year-old has been in jail since that time on charges of unauthorized retention and transmission of classified national defense information under the Espionage Act.
He was accused of using his military clearance to search about the mass shootings in Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay, and Uvalde.
Teixeira then allegedly shared the classified information with a group on Discord of about 20 to 30 young men.
State prosecutor Nadine Pellegrini argued during last month's hearing that the 21-year-old "liked being the gatekeeper, the giver of information."
The prosecutor added that Teixeira allegedly "became a one-stop shop for people who wanted access to that which they shouldn’t."
'ARSENAL' OF WEAPONS
Bombshell , seen by The U.S. Sun, claim that one of Teixeira’s high school classmates overheard him making comments about weapons.
Teixeira, a former Air National Guardsman, kept a gun locker just two feet from his bed at the home he shared with his mom and stepdad in North Dighton, Massachusetts, court docs said.
Handguns, a gas mask, and bolt-action rifles were found inside.
The room walls were decorated in a camouflaged print, and paper shooting targets were riddled with bullet holes.
One of the pendants on Teixeira's notice boards was from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, according to .
FBI agents combed the property and found ammunition pouches on his dresser and a military-style helmet in a dumpster.
Teixeira is also believed to have made chilling social media remarks about mass shootings.
In November 2022, Teixeira is accused of having said if he had his way, he would “kill a ton of people” because it would be “culling the weak.”
In February, Teixeira told a user that he wanted to turn a minivan into an "assassination" vehicle, according to court docs.
He's also accused of asking others for advice on the weapons he should use and described SUVs as "mobile gun trucks."
Investigators learned that Teixeira tried to destroy a laptop, tablet, and Xbox video game console before he was arrested.
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The arrested the 21-year-old on April 13 at his parent's property.
Helicopter footage showed Teixeira - in red shorts with his hands behind his back - being placed by heavily-armed agents into an unmarked sports utility vehicle in a forested area.
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