The US army officer arrested by British counter-terror police for spying for Russia is a crypto enthusiast who describes himself as a “change agent”, The Telegraph can reveal.
Lt Col Brandon Tyner, who was detained on suspicion of offences under the National Security Act 2023, joined the army in 2008 and served in Iraq, Afghanistan and Qatar, a US army official told The Telegraph.
The 41-year-old, who had been assigned to Nato’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, was arrested on Tuesday near Gloucester.
