Pentagon document leaker read a book on his patio just before arrest

A member of the National Guard suspected of leaking military intelligence was pictured in aerial footage calmly reading a book on his porch as an armored vehicle crawled discreetly up his driveway.

Video recorded by Boston-based news channel WCBV captured the moment 21-year-old Jack Teixeira was brought into custody just .

Although agents had refrained from moving in on him, they had been surveilling Teixeira for at least a couple of days before his arrest, but feared an armed confrontation with the gun enthusiast, government sources have revealed.

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