COLUMBUS — A total of eight defendants now face federal charges related to the alleged plot to carry out an attack to kill government officials and others attending the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Freedom 250 event held at the White House on June 14. All eight men were charged together in a two-count indictment returned […]
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FBI: Two more arrests made in UFC plot involving Danville teen
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two more men were arrested by the FBI since Friday in a fast-moving investigation of a plot to attack the June 14 Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Freedom 250 event at the White House, according to a press release issued Monday by the U.S. Department of Justice. William Lee Spartacus Falkner was arrested […]
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DHS: Alleged ringleader of UFC Freedom 250 plot involving Danville teen is a Mexican illegal alien
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The suspected ringleader of the failed terrorist plot at last weekend’s UFC Freedom 250 on the White House lawn is a Mexican illegal alien who overstayed a B2 visitor visa, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The FBI arrested Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez in Omaha, Neb., on June 14 for his alleged involvement in the […]