Chicago Man Indicted in June 14 White House UFC Attack Plot, Facing 20 Years
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 26
Chicago Man Indicted in June 14 White House UFC Attack Plot, Facing 20 Years
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 26
Summary
Alexander Iniguez Mercado, 20, was indicted Thursday and arrested in Chicago over an alleged plot to attack the June 14 UFC event at the White House.
Federal prosecutors also charged him with obstruction of justice, alleging he deleted Signal evidence by uninstalling the app immediately after an FBI agent called about online threats and possible travel to Washington.
The indictment says Mercado acted as an administrator and member of Signal groups used to plan the violence and denied any attack plans when contacted by the FBI a day before the event.
Eight suspects from multiple states have now been charged in the conspiracy, and Mercado is due in federal court in Chicago on Friday; he faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.