Authorities arrest 2 more suspects in planned attack on Trump's UFC show
Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP 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. Politics Trump's UFC fights bring historic spectacle to White House Law enforcement officials disrupted the plan a few days before the June 14 White House event, according to court documents. 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.
- ▪Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP 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
- ▪Politics Trump's UFC fights bring historic spectacle to White House Law enforcement officials disrupted the plan a few days before the June 14 White House event, according to court documents.
- ▪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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National Security Authorities arrest 2 more suspects in planned attack on Trump's UFC show June 23, 20261:53 AM ET By The Associated Press President Donald Trump applauds after Justin Gaethje defeated Ilia Toupruia in the lightweight championship bout at UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP 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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