Law enforcement officials disrupted a planned attack targeting President Donald Trump’s UFC cage-fighting show at the White House this past weekend, according to court papers unsealed today that say plotters who harbored fringe conspiracy theories spoke of flying explosives-laden drones and shooting panicked crowd members as they fled.

Investigation and Arrests

Investigators recovered high-powered firearms from several of the suspects and reviewed encrypted text messages between roughly 20 participants who shared detailed maps and aerial photographs of the area and discussed the need for a “safe house” and escape routes after the intended attack, the documents show.

Five people from states including Ohio, Missouri, Nebraska, and California were arrested on federal charges, the Justice Department said. The suspects were united by conspiracy theories and anger over the country’s direction.

Plot Details

The plan called for the use of drones that would be detonated over the north side of the White House, prompting an evacuation into the line of fire of waiting snipers in an attack designed to “jumpstart” a revolution, authorities said.

Among those arrested was Tycen Proper, a 19-year-old Ohio man whose mother contacted law enforcement last week with concerns about his firearms purchases and online communications, according to an FBI affidavit filed in the case.

Original reporting: Alabama News Network — read the source article.