A mother’s concern and call to authorities may have prevented a potential attack on a UFC event at the White House. According to court documents, 19-year-old Tycen Proper of Ohio was charged in connection with an alleged plot targeting the UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House South Lawn.
Investigation and Arrest
Proper’s mother became alarmed by his recent behavior, including his growing obsession with guns, tactical gear, and secretive online communications. She contacted authorities on June 10, after becoming concerned about his recent firearms purchases and communications with people he had met online.
When deputies responded to the family’s Knox County, Ohio, home, Proper’s father told officers his son had recently met people online and had been planning “recons” with them. Proper’s mother told investigators he had recently begun communicating with an online group whose members claimed to be former military personnel and described themselves as Christian-based.
After local authorities contacted the FBI, investigators reviewed Proper’s phone and allegedly discovered Signal chats discussing plans for an attack during the June 14 UFC event at the White House, including the use of explosive-laden drones and shooters positioned near evacuation routes.
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