A Riverside County man is among five individuals across the country charged with plotting an attack using explosives-laden drones during Sunday’s Ultimate Fighting Championship event at the White House, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
Bryan Omar Roa, 24, of Calimesa is charged with conspiracy to commit murder for allegedly colluding in online chats to carry out the criminal offenses.
“The FBI, our law enforcement partners and our U.S. attorneys did what they do every day to make America safe through quick response and vigilance in investigating, disrupting and dismantling this alleged plan before it could be carried out,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday. “We will take immediate and aggressive action to identify and prosecute those who incite and plan acts of violence.”…