Accused Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira seeks release ahead of hearing amidst racist and violent remarks allegations.

Massachusetts airman Jack Teixeira, accused of leaking highly classified US intelligence documents, is asking a magistrate judge to release him from pretrial detention, though prosecutors allege the 21-year-old is a flight risk and, if released on bail, say he could "further disseminate classified information" and "take refuge with a foreign adversary." Prosecutors also claimed that Teixeira took "a series of obstructive steps" intended to prevent investigators from understanding the scope of what he allegedly did and they outlined in detail the reasons they believe he poses a danger to the public if allowed to be released from detention, pointing to the "virtual arsenal of weapons" he possessed at residences he occupied that are owned by his mother and father.