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According to Fox News, the alleged plan included using explosive-laden drones to force an evacuation, where crowds would be directed toward an area with snipers in place. The group included a “second wave,” which planned to storm the White House gate, per the report.
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As of Monday, five people were in custody — with 23 in total identified as part of the alleged terrorist plot. One of those arrested was 19-year-old Tycen Proper, of Danville, Ohio, who according to the Columbus Dispatch, is charged in U.S. District Court in Columbus with conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, attempted murder of any officer or employee of the United States, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and receipt or transfer of a firearm used to commit a felony.
Proper has been identified by federal prosecutors as one of the group’s leaders. Court documents reveal that Proper used $3,000 of graduation money to purchase equipment for that alleged attack that included “an estimated thousands of rounds of ammunition, two plate carriers with AR-style magazines, an AR-style rifle and a bullpup rifle painted with an American flag.” Proper’s mother alerted authorities after she became concerned about her son’s behavior. In a sworn affadavit provided to the FBI, Proper’s mother revealed that her son had been interacting with a group that claimed to be former military and “Christian-based” that expressed “ultra-religious and anti-government sentiments, specifically citing grievances about government corruption, the handling of the Epstein files, data centers taking up all the water in communities and other government actions.”
Court records state that Proper hoped to “‘jumpstart’ a revolution in the United States” with the attack. Another suspect told investigators that the primary targets were “capitalist elites,” billionaires” and politicians who received donations from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
The FBI, which reportedly first learned of the terrorist threat on June 10, collaborated with the Department of Justice, the Secret Service and other law enforcement partners to thwart the alleged plot.
“While the result represented the best of investigative work, it was also nothing out of the ordinary for this law enforcement team,” FBI Director Patel told Fox News. “We are built to detect, respond to, and bring to justice those who threaten the lives of American citizens — particularly during large gatherings like the historic UFC 250 fight. That’s exactly what we did here.
“I want to thank our great agents and partners, this work remains ongoing, and we will continue to update the public as permitted.”
On June 10, FBI and our law enforcement partners became aware of a potential threat to the UFC America 250 event in Washington, D.C. involving individuals outside of the National Capital Region – and thanks to the rapid action of this FBI, our partners, and the Department of… pic.twitter.com/PbWkIk1Lr5
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) June 16, 2026
Blissfully Unaware
According to Fox News, the UFC White House event drew approximately 4,300 attendees — including 1,200 active-duty military members and President Donald Trump, whose birthday was on June 14. The crowd included another 80,000 for a watch party at the nearby Ellipse Park. Trump said he was not aware of the planned attack.
“I haven’t heard about it,” Trump said in an interview posted by Aaron Rupar on social media. “The attack that I watched were the fighters. … They were as good a fights as I’ve ever seen, the best. That last fight was brutal and the two last—all of the fights were good. It was all good, it was a great evening, it was very different for the White House.”
UFC White House featured seven bouts and saw Justin Gaethje claim the undisupted lightweight crown with a fourth-round stoppage of Ilia Topuria in the evening’s headliner. In the co-main event, Ciryl Gane captured interim heavyweight gold with a finish of former two-division champ Alex Pereira. The start of the event was delayed approximately one hour due to weather concerns in the Washington, D.C., area.
Q: Were you briefed on the attack plans for the UFC event at the White House?
TRUMP: …
Q: The FBI thwarted an attack
TRUMP: I haven’t heard about it, no. The attack I watched were the fighters. pic.twitter.com/HkCoRXPhUK
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 16, 2026
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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