Ex-Army employee charged with leaking Delta Force secrets placed under house arrest

Published April 13, 2026 10:30pm ET | Updated April 13, 2026 10:30pm ET



A former Army employee accused of leaking classified information about an elite U.S. military unit, widely understood to be Delta Force, has been released to home detention awaiting trial, a federal judge ruled Monday. 

Courtney Williams, 40, of Wagram, North Carolina, appeared in federal court in Raleigh, where U.S. Magistrate Judge Brian Meyers ordered her released under strict conditions, including location monitoring and a ban on contacting the media or using social media.

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