Dighton residents, which proudly proclaim they reside in a “Right to Farm Community,” have been shocked to be the middle of nationwide consideration because the feds moved in and arrested 21-year-old resident Jack Teixeira.
“Today, the Justice Department arrested Jack Douglas Teixeira in connection with an investigation into alleged unauthorized removal, retention and transmission of classified national defense information. Teixeira is an employee of the United States Air Force National Guard,” U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland mentioned.
But to David Corderio, the proprietor since November of the neighborhood comfort retailer Fast Mart, Teixeira was simply one other buyer who stopped in on occasion and simply has “one of those faces.”
“I think I’ve seen the guy, but I can’t say I know him,” Cordeiro mentioned. “He usually comes in wearing camo.”
Cordeiro enlisted the assistance of a few of the different clients through the Herald’s go to to see if anybody had any data. One man, upset that the shop didn’t have his common smokes in inventory Thursday, hadn’t even heard the information of the bust. Another had heard one thing, however none of them had ever heard of Jack Teixeira.
Fast Mart is true in the midst of a small strip mall that appears to be the center of the quiet group, between the one Dunkin’ on the town and a pizza place that serves barbeque on Thursdays and Fridays, in accordance with an indication on the door.
The pizza store has a cashier who’s Teixeira’s age, however she wasn’t in that day, in accordance with the store’s proprietor.
At Dunkin’, the 2 cashiers working have been each too younger to have attended college with Texeira. But the media consideration obtained two males consuming espresso collectively smiling.
“Nothing like this ever happens around here,” Jerry, who declined to present his final title, mentioned.
Bob, who additionally declined to supply a final title, agreed. It was so quiet round city, though the inhabitants “nearly doubled” since he moved there within the late Seventies, that he didn’t even like the outline of “bedroom community.”
“Bedroom for where?” he requested rhetorically in regards to the Bristol County city southwest of Taunton and sandwiched between Rehoboth and Berkley. But then he conceded he appreciated it that approach. “It’s a great community. It’s everything you think a small town should be.”
When the Herald stepped into the city library to query the librarian, it was the fifth request for a highschool yearbook she had acquired. But the primary in-person request. No luck.
Across the parking zone to Town Hall and the luck was additionally quick. The clerk wouldn’t present assessor information for 1814 Maple St., the place Teixeira lived, however did hand over a public information request kind. He additionally simply smiled and mentioned “No” when requested if he knew what a 21-year-old may do round right here.
Dighton Police cruisers barred Maple Street from Sesame Street — the place it was known as “Maple Swamp Road” — and Wheeler Street. It was 0.4 miles from 1814 in both course, and those that lived on the blockades didn’t have a lot to say, although one family appeared to ask a couple of pals over to observe the media watch the blockade.
A girl sneaking a smoke among the many media scrum confirmed she was a resident and never a reporter, however she, too, had no concept who Teixeira was.
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