The federal government’s crackdown on an alleged domestic terror plot is widening fast. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday the arrests of two more men connected to a scheme to attack government officials and event-goers at the UFC Freedom 250 event held at the White House on June 14.
The new arrests — William Lee Spartacus Falkner of Washington state and Jordan W. Rincker, 28, of St. Joseph, Missouri — push the total number of individuals charged in the case to seven. Both men face charges of conspiracy to commit murder.
According to a report, Falkner allegedly played a key role in the drone component of the plot. Prosecutors say he conspired with others to procure and fly explosive-laden drones, and that communications revealed he had hands-on experience manufacturing and piloting drones. He reportedly discussed loading explosives onto them while configuring the aircraft for maximum destructive impact.
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The alleged plan was chillingly coordinated. Drones would strike one side of the event, forcing attendees — including government officials — to flee toward the opposite exit, where co-conspirators would be waiting with sniper rifles and other weapons. Falkner and an associate reportedly discussed a “Work trip” ahead of the UFC event, and later communicated that the trip was “cancelled” after other co-conspirators were arrested.
Rincker’s role was equally significant. Prosecutors allege he possessed weapons and agreed to manufacture drone parts for the operation. He also allegedly accepted $1,200 in cash from co-conspirator Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez to distribute payments among other participants. He sent $100 via Cash App to a man named Bryan Omar Roa — described as gas money to drive from California to Washington, D.C., to pick up the so-called “drone operator.”
Rincker also handed over a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun to Alvarez during an in-person meeting in Omaha. In exchange, he received an arsenal of tactical equipment: an ammunition-filled bandolier, ballistic plate, face shield, 3D printer and filament, night vision goggles, binoculars, a wire checker, and a minicomputer.
Investigators didn’t stop there. A search of Rincker’s home and storage unit turned up a cache of weapons and gear that reads like a military supply list — including a FN Reflex 9mm pistol, an FMK AR1 eXtreme multi-caliber rifle, a Remington 597 .22 LR rifle, and a 3D-printed Glock-style pistol. Authorities also recovered ammunition, a gas mask, thermal imaging scope, plate carrier, additional ballistic plates, a 3D printer, and an off-grid mesh network device designed to allow secure communications without any cellular or internet service.
The breadth of the alleged conspiracy — spanning multiple states, involving drones, sniper positions, and sophisticated counter-surveillance gear — signals that federal investigators believe they were dealing with a serious and organized threat, not an idle fantasy.
