JBSA contractor arrested for mishandling classified documents and firearms

Federal law enforcement officials arrested a 47-year-old San Antonio man on criminal charges related to classified documents and weapons on a military installation. Zachry Wade Carroll, who worked as an Air Force contractor, was taken into custody in Comal County following an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons announced the arrest details.

According to an indictment detailed by the U.S. Attorney Office for the Western District of Texas, Carroll allegedly lost a classified national defense document in April 2025. Investigators said that he failed to promptly report the missing sensitive material to a superior officer.

The indictment also outlines that in November 2025, Carroll knowingly possessed a loaded .380 caliber firearm on his person while working inside a secure area known as a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility at Joint Base San Antonio - Kelly Annex. At the same time, authorities said he kept a loaded AR-15 rifle with 85 rounds of ammunition and three magazines in his vehicle on the base grounds.

Investigators added that Carroll also possessed a loaded 9mm handgun with 20 rounds of ammunition and three magazines inside his vehicle. When asked by personnel if he was armed on base, Carroll denied carrying the unauthorized .380 pistol.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Mark Roomberg and Kirk Mangels are prosecuting the case for the government. If convicted on all charges, Carroll faces a maximum sentence of up to 17 years in federal prison under federal guidelines.

Carroll is formally charged with one count of losing national defense information, two counts of possession of a firearm in a federal facility, and one count of making false statements to authorities.

Carroll made his initial appearance in a federal court in San Antonio.