Two men arrested over plot to attack White House UFC event

Two more men have been arrested by the FBI in Washington and Missouri in connection with the planned attack on government officials at Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Freedom 250 event at the White House. William Lee Spartacus Falkner was arrested midday Friday, June 19, the US Justice Department said in a press release on Monday. Falkner is charged by criminal complaint in the Western District of Washington with conspiracy to commit murder. He appeared in U.S. District Court in Tacoma at 2:00 pacific time today. Jordan W. Rincker, 28, of St. Joseph, Missouri, was arrested Sunday, June 21. Rincker is charged by criminal complaint in the Western District of Missouri with conspiracy to commit murder. He appeared in US District Court in Kansas City at 2:00 central time today, according to the statement. One of those arrested in this case said the goal of the conspirators was to cause enough chaos to bring about the overthrow of the US government. The Federal Bureau of Investigations has been in fast-moving probes into the plot since the June 14 plot.