Second Missouri man accused in White House UFC fight plot

By Leah Rainwater

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) -- A sixth man was arrested and charged in connection with allegedly plotting an attack at a UFC White House event this month.

Jordan Rincker,28, from St. Joseph, Missouri, is charged with conspiracy to commit murder.

Rincker was arrested in St. Joseph on Sunday, June 21.

"Law enforcement continues to do what it does- move to disrupt and hold accountable those allegedly plotting to do harm on the White House Grounds on June 14," Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said. "Each and every day, the FBI and their federal, state and local law enforcement partners, along with U.S. Attorneys' offices across the country, safeguard American communities and our nation's security."

A criminal complaint filed in the Western District of Missouri alleged that Rincker accepted $1,200 in cash from co-conspirator Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez, 31, of Omaha, Nebraska, to disperse payment to other co-conspirators involved in the attack plot.

The complaint alleges that Rincker sent Bryan Omar Roa, 24, of Calimesa, California, $100 through CashApp, for gas to drive from California to Washington, D.C., to pick up the "drone operator" for the attack.

Both Alvarez and Roa were arrested and charged last week for their involvement in the plot.

Rincker allegedly communicated with co-conspirators on an encrypted messaging app.

According to court documents, Rincker also gave a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun to Alvarez during an in-person meeting in Omaha. Alvarez also gave Rincker a ballistic plate, face shield, 3D printer, 3D printing filament, night vision goggles, binoculars, a "wire checker" and a minicomputer.

Alvarez allegedly gave Rincker the 3D printer to make drones. The comp[laint state Rincker "traded" the 12-gauge pump-action shotgun with an ammunition-filled bandolier.

While executing a search warrant at Rincker's home and storage unit, investigators found:

• FN Reflex 9mm pistol with a magazine and loose 9mm rounds;
• FMK AR1 eXtreme multi-caliber rifle;
• A Remington 597 .22 LR caliber rifle;
• 3D printed Glock-style pistol with 3D-printed magazine and 3D-printed ammunition;
• Gas mask with cartridge;
• Night vision goggles;
• Multiple electronic devices; 3D printer (Ender brand)
• 3D printer and filament; 
• 3D printed gun parts;
• Shield;
• Strike Face Level III ballistic plate;
• Plate carrier with plates inside;
• Thermal imaging scope;
• A mini-Mac computer; and 
• Muzi Works off grid mesh network (a network that uses rugged, pre-built and specific devices to send secure text messages and share locations without cellular service or the internet; it relies on long-range, low-power radio frequencies, like 900MHz LoRa, to hop messages between devices, creating a decentralized communication grid owned by its users).

The FBI is investigating the case.

Rincker appeared in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Missouri, at 2 p.m. Monday.

Rincker was arrested and charged almost a week after Daniel Eskridge from Kidder, Missouri, about an hour northeast of St. Joseph, was charged.

According to court documents, Eskridge was known as a recruiter and organizer for the group.