The Department of Justice has presented the indictments for the eight suspects who allegedly plotted to attack the UFC event at the White House last month. One of the suspects, 19-year-old Tycen C. Proper, is from Danville, Ohio.
The eight defendants, who also come from Missouri, Nebraska, California, Washington state, and West Virginia, face a two-count indictment for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and conspiracy to commit murder on federal government territory and to murder a federal government official. Charges also include conspiracy to commit murder on federal government territory and to murder a federal government official.
A Department of Justice press release indicated the first charge is punishable by up to 15 years while conspiracy to commit murder could result in life in prison.
Last week’s indictment stems from an investigation into Proper that was filed in the Southern District of Ohio.
This indictment “replaces the initial charges filed in criminal complaints in various Districts across the country,” the press release also mentioned.
The investigation began on June 10, just days before the event, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio Dominick S. Gerace II stated at a press briefing last week to detail the charges. “This plot was disrupted before it could be carried out.”
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Knox County Sheriff’s deputies and Danville police officers responded to the residency of Proper, Gerace explained. They did so “after receiving a report from a concerned family member.”
“Upon further investigation, Proper was arrested and charged in this district by criminal complaint. The investigation continued and led to the arrest of and federal criminal complaints filed against six other individuals located in four other federal jurisdictions across the country,” Gerace continued.
“The allegations in this indictment, we allege, show that these men were not simply airing grievances from behind their keyboards and sharing like-minded political ideologies. Rather, they took action to carry out a plot to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event and to murder federal officials at the highest levels of our government,” Gerace continued. “Political discourse has many places in our society. Political violence has none.”
Special Agent in Charge Jason Cromartie of FBI Cincinnati also spoke, referring to the foiled plot as “a classic example of ‘see something, say something,’ saving lives, and how the law enforcement partnership comes together to keep our communities safe.”
Deputy Chief Rob Sagle of the Special Operations Subdivision of the Columbus Division of Police later made similar remarks.
Cromartie and Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service in Cincinnati Jason Rees emphasized the collaboration between local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies to disrupt the plot.
Gerace shared that while there are eight defendants who have been charged, “the investigation is going to continue until” law enforcement feels that “we’ve charged everybody that we think needs to be charged in relation to this plot.”
While many of the defendants are being detained in other districts, Gerace expects those defendants “eventually to be transported here to the Southern District of Ohio to appear and to face these charges.”
Among the alleged targets were President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Elon Musk, other federal officials, and “other high value targets.”
The UFC Freedom 250 event took place on June 14, though the defendants are said to have started communicating their plans in May 2026 using online chat rooms and forums, including Signal, SimpleX, Discord, TikTok, and Instagram.
The Daily Signal reached out to Proper’s attorney, who provided a statement.
“We acknowledge the severity and seriousness of the allegations raised in the indictment. The matter has been assigned to an incredibly experienced judge, and is being handled by extremely professional assistant United States Attorneys. I hope that the public keeps an open mind regarding these allegations the defense of my 19 year old client begins,” the statement read.
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