OAN Staff Addie Davis
1:33 PM – Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Ohio man Tycen Proper was identified as a suspect in the alleged planned terrorist attack on the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House on Sunday.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel confirmed on Tuesday that the alleged attack had been foiled by the FBI and law enforcement partners.
The UFC Freedom 250 event, meant to celebrate 250 years of American independence, took place on the White House South Lawn on Sunday and featured many prominent and high-ranking officials, including President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. An estimated 4,300 people were in attendance, and an additional estimated 85,000 gathered in the nearby park, The Ellipse, for the large viewing party.
In an affidavit provided by CBS News, an FBI agent described the investigation into Proper, 19. In what was described as a consensual interview, Proper allegedly admitted to planning the attack on the event with others, claiming to be one of their leaders.
Proper purportedly laid out the plans for the alleged plan, which included staging a demonstration on the north side of the White House, where explosive-laden drones would then be flown and detonated on the north side of the UFC “claw.”
“When the unmanned aircraft detonated, the intent was to force the crowd attending the UFC event and high value targets (HVTs) to evacuate to the south,” the document relayed. “PROPER stated that the plan was for members of his group to act as snipers and additional shooters…to conduct shootings of the members of the crowd and HVTs as they fled from the explosive devices which had just been detonated.”
Per the affidavit, Proper’s mother had first called law enforcement over concerns about his behavior, including purchasing firearms and communicating online with certain people. Family members highlighted his increasing separation from his family and his online behavior–where he purportedly spent most of his time — which included sympathetic statements about Adolf Hitler and anti-Semitic comments posted to Facebook.
Proper’s mother reportedly said that he had been involved with an online group that consisted of people who claimed to be Christian-based and ex-military. She purported that these individuals “expressed ultra-religious and anti-government sentiments,” specifically bringing up “the handling of the Epstein files, data centers taking up all the water in communities, and other government actions.”
“She believed that those individuals were using religion to manipulate and influence her son,” the document stated.
According to his father, Proper was planning on leaving the weekend of June 13th to meet up with people he had met online, further alleging that Proper had recently obtained weapons, ammunition, camping gear and other items.
Law enforcement estimated that Proper had acquired thousands of rounds of ammunition, which the Knox County Sheriff’s Office took photos of, as well as other items, including an AR-style rifle and a bullpup rifle with the American flag painted on it, per the affidavit.
Proper held that the attack was meant to “jumpstart” a revolution in the United States, according to the document.
Investigators allegedly found information in the suspect’s phone that corroborated much of Proper’s statements.
The document also alleged that in May, Proper had indicated other targets in chats, including U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.).
“She’s taken money from the Israel pro Israel lobby and supports them,” he allegedly reasoned in the chats.
Later in May, he also purportedly sent messages with images of four U.S. senators and representatives, allegedly saying, “These are people we’re going to focus on.” The document stated that the images appeared to include information on funds received by each congressperson “from pro-Israel PACS.”
The offenses listed in the criminal complaint included:
- 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
- Receipt or transfer of a firearm used to commit a felony
According to CBS News, four others have been charged in relation to the alleged plot: Daniel Eskridge of Missouri, Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez of Nebraska, and Bryan Omar and Michael Alan Thomas of California.
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