Former FBI Agent details alleged plot to attack White House UFC event
Nicole Parker, a former FBI special agent, shared gripping insights when discussing a terrifying alleged terrorist plot that was thwarted after she attended the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House. She commended the bravery of Tycen Proper’s parents, who took a bold step in notifying law enforcement, effectively dismantling their son’s elaborate plan involving explosive-carrying drones and hidden snipers targeting the event crowd.
Authorities have charged an Ohio man with conspiring to launch a terrorist attack at the White House during the UFC fight, revealing his extensive collection of weapons, ammunition, and more.
Tycen Proper, just 19, is one of seven individuals accused of scheming to assault the UFC Freedom 250 event, held at the White House on June 14. FBI officials noted that they first uncovered the plot on June 10 and swiftly collaborated with local law enforcement to carry out the arrests.
According to a record from the Knox County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio, Proper spent $3,000 on protective gear, including armor, vests, a shotgun, and extra ammunition, in addition to acquiring further materials needed for the plot.
The alarm was raised when Tycen Proper’s mother contacted authorities to report her concerns over the alleged stockpile. (Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and Knox County Sheriff’s Office)
On June 5, according to the report, Proper purchased a 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun that had an American flag painted over it, as well as ammunition to go with it.
Proper allegedly bought an AR-15-style rifle. (Knox County Sheriff’s Office)
Proper also purchased an AR-15 5.56 caliber rifle on Jan. 13, officials said.
Officials alleged Proper had stockpiled the two firearms — an American flag-painted 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun with a red dot optic and an AR-15 rifle with a red dot sight and magnifier — along with three plate carriers loaded with .308-rated ballistic plates, a tactical bump helmet, a battle belt with loaded ammunition pouches, 13 loaded AR-15 magazines, more than 1,000 rounds of 5.56 ammunition, dozens of 12-gauge shells including buckshot and rifled slugs, multiple fixed and folding blades, a hatchet, two tactical headsets, chemical lights, compass, and extensive medical trauma gear including tourniquets, emergency bandages, wound seals and gauze — all stored at a family member’s home.
Proper spent $3,000 of his “graduation money” to build the stockpile, according to a criminal complaint.
Proper allegedly stockpiled a large amount of ammo. (Knox County Sheriff’s Office)
His father told law enforcement that Proper quit his job in order to meet up with people that he met online, who conducted “missions” and “recons” together, according to the complaint. Proper’s mother alerted authorities over the alleged firearm purchases and his activity online.
“We took all the guns and ammo out of his room and got it off our property,” she told a 911 dispatcher, according to records obtained by News Media. “He just came inside, and he’s probably going to discover it’s not in his room.”