US Army Member Arrested in UK Over Russia-Linked Espionage Allegations

British counterterrorism police arrested a 41-year-old member of the US Army near Gloucester, England, on Tuesday, November 10, over suspected national-security offences linked to Russia. Officers were searching two locations in Gloucestershire, and the man remained detained at a London police station while enquiries continued. The Metropolitan Police said the arrest concerned suspected offences under Sections 1 and 3 of the National Security Act 2023. Counter Terrorism Policing London is leading the investigation in close cooperation with US authorities, the US military and the FBI. Police said the case was unrelated to any other ongoing Counter Terrorism Policing investigation. “The allegations are serious and our investigation is very much ongoing,” said Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans, the senior national coordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing. Evans said the arrest followed close collaboration between British and American authorities and that they would work together against suspected criminal activity undermining national security. FBI Director Kash Patel described the case as involving espionage allegations and thanked the British police, MI5, UK Defence Counter Intelligence and US Army Counterintelligence Command. Brig. Gen. Sean Stinchon, the commanding general of US Army Counterintelligence Command, described the suspect as a senior soldier entrusted with sensitive information and thanked the British authorities and the FBI for their cooperation.