Two more arrested in White House UFC attack plot, seven total charged

Federal authorities have arrested two additional suspects in the alleged plot to attack the Ultimate Fighting Championship event at the White House earlier this month, prosecutors said Monday.

Jordan Rincker, 28, of St. Joseph, Mo., appeared in a Kansas City court Monday. William Lee Spartacus Falkner appeared before a judge in Tacoma, Wash. Both face one count of conspiracy to commit murder, the Justice Department said.

Prosecutors said Falkner was arrested midday Friday. Rincker was arrested Sunday. That brings the total to seven people arrested and charged in a scheme federal authorities say involved 23 people planning to attack the Freedom 250 event on June 14. The event celebrated the U.S. 250th anniversary and President Donald Trump's birthday.

According to court documents, the alleged plan called for explosive-carrying drones to strike the north side of the event, forcing an evacuation to the south side where snipers would fire on the fleeing crowd.

Authorities first learned of the plot from the parents of Tycen Proper, 19, one of the initial five suspects arrested and charged last week. They alerted police to his weapons purchases and online activity.

Court documents state the group's grievances appear to center on purported government corruption and U.S. lawyers' involvement with Israel.