Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old soldier of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, who was arrested in connection with the leak of classified documents, recently received the rank of pilot 1st class, writes CNN.

According to public records, Teixeira grew up in the suburbs of Providence, Rhode Island. He attended Dighton-Rehoboth High School, graduating in 2020, the regional school district superintendent said.

The boy joined the ranks of the Air National Guard on September 26, 2019, the Ministry of Defense reports.

His mother runs a flower business and has often praised Teixeira’s military service on her company’s Instagram account.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced Thursday that it “has made an arrest and is continuing to conduct a warrant-based enforcement action at a residence in North Dayton, Massachusetts,” in the context of which media reported that a suspect had been arrested. detected in case of leakage of classified information

A suspect named Jack Teixeira runs the online group Thug Shaker Central, where about 20 to 30 people express their passion for guns, video games and post-racist memes.