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FBI Warned as Son Buys Guns, Plots Drone Attack

6/23/2026

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Falkner Supplies Drones

An Ohio mother alerted the FBI after her 19-year-old son began buying guns and talking about attacks.
William Lee Spartacus Falkner was charged with conspiracy to murder for supplying explosive drones to White House, causing no injuries.
Jordan Rincke traded a firearm for cash, computer and a 3D printer to build drones.
Falkner discussed buying 40 unjammable drones and using shaped-charge explosives in Telegram and Instagram chats.

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FBI Names Suspect

FBI unsealed a complaint naming Missouri man Jordan W. Rincker as a sixth suspect in the UFC Freedom 250 plot.
The UFC Freedom 250 event in Washington, DC concluded without injuries despite the alleged drone plot.
Prosecutors say plot used explosive drones to evacuate and guide crowds to a sniper team.
Secret Service leadership reportedly delayed public disclosure to avoid alerting other suspects.

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Historical Context

On April 19 1995 Timothy McVeigh detonated a Ryder truck loaded with roughly 7,000 lb of ammonium nitrate, killing 168 people at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. The bombing spurred the 1996 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, and the FBI now tracks extremist communications on platforms like Telegram, monitoring online plots such as the Ohio mother’s tip leading to Jordan W. Rincker and William Lee Spartacus Falkner’s drone scheme.

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Falkner Supplies Drones

An Ohio mother alerted the FBI after her 19-year-old son began buying guns and talking about attacks.
William Lee Spartacus Falkner was charged with conspiracy to murder for supplying explosive drones to White House, causing no injuries.
Jordan Rincke traded a firearm for cash, computer and a 3D printer to build drones.
Falkner discussed buying 40 unjammable drones and using shaped-charge explosives in Telegram and Instagram chats.

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