Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of leaking sensitive and secret government information, is set to face a court-martial March 10, an Air Force spokesperson confirmed to Military.com.
The 22-year-old Guardsman pleaded guilty in March to six counts related to leaking highly classified information on Discord — an online platform for gamers — concerning the war in Ukraine and other sensitive defense information as part of a separate federal criminal case. It was announced in May that he could also be facing a military court-martial.
An arraignment hearing in the military case was held Aug. 16, in which Teixeira was read the charges against him and deferred a plea, Air Force spokesperson Rose Riley told Military.com. A subsequent arraignment trial date has tentatively been set for late winter at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts.
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“The court-martial trial is tentatively scheduled to start on March 10 at Hanscom, depending on proceedings before the trial,” Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek said in an emailed statement Thursday. “It will likely be confirmed during the arraignment, which is currently scheduled for Jan. 27.”
The charges in the military case included one violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, or UCMJ, specifically Article 92, or disobeying a direct order.
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