Two more suspects arrested in planned attack on Trump’s White House UFC show

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• FBI disrupted planned attack on White House UFC event, court records show The investigation began after the mother of an Ohio man contacted police because she was concerned about her son’s recent firearms purchases and online communications, according to an FBI affidavit filed in the case.

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• William Lee Spartacus Falkner of Belfair, Washington, was arrested Friday and charged with conspiracy to commit murder, according to court documents filed Monday in the Western District of Washington.

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• Neither man has had the opportunity to enter a plea. “Law enforcement continues to do what it does – move to disrupt and hold accountable those allegedly plotting to do harm on the White House Grounds on June 14,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a news release.

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• Jordan W. Rincker, 28, was arrested Sunday and charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the Western District of Missouri.

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• A defense attorney appointed to represent Falkner did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment, and court records do not reveal if Rincker has obtained an attorney.

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• After news broke that the plan had been disrupted, Falkner texted another group member to say, "Work trip is canceled.

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• WASHINGTON -- Two more people in Missouri and Washington state have been arrested in connection with what authorities say was a planned attack targeting President Donald Trump's UFC cage-fighting show at the White House earlier this month.

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• Five people were arrested and charged as co-conspirators as part of the plot, which aimed to use drones to assassinate White House officials and cause a mass casualty event at the spectacle just ahead of the U.S.’s 250th anniversary.

  according to Washington Examiner

• Another man also was arrested in Missouri, federal officials said.

  according to The Oregonian

• A search warrant of Rincker’s home and storage unit found several rifles and pistols, ammunition, 3D-printed military equipment, a gas mask, night vision goggles, and other items, the DOJ said.

  according to Washington Examiner

• The complaint further claims that Roa allegedly began driving from California to Washington on June 11 to participate in the attack.

  according to Fox News — Politics

• Investigators allege the group planned to use explosive-laden drones to trigger a mass evacuation of the June 14 event before directing fleeing crowds toward prepositioned shooters.

  according to Fox News — Politics

• Federal law enforcement found out about the alleged plot when an Ohio mother called police to report concerns about her 19-year-old son’s recent firearms purchases and communications with people online.

  according to The Seattle Times

• Federal prosecutors allege a 21-year-old Western Washington man was part of a plot to assassinate federal officials at the White House during a UFC fight night last week, according to a criminal complaint.

  according to The Seattle Times

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• Jordan W. Rincker, 28, was arrested Sunday and charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the Western District of Missouri.

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• Neither man has had the opportunity to enter a plea. “Law enforcement continues to do what it does – move to disrupt and hold accountable…

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• William Lee Spartacus Falkner of Belfair, Washington, was arrested Friday and charged with conspiracy to commit murder, according to court…

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