The FBI thwarted a potential attack on Sunday’s UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House, FBI Director Kash Patel announced Tuesday morning, and five people are said to be in custody.
That threat involved the use of explosive-laden drones and snipers and, according to Vice President JD Vance, “some serious coordination.” The alleged plot involved using drones to hit buildings near the event, forcing a mass evacuation that would steer crowds toward a waiting sniper team. A “second wave” of attackers would then storm the White House gate. Fox News first reported the FBI’s disruption of the plot.
“On June 10, FBI and our law enforcement partners became aware of a potential threat to the UFC Freedom 250 event in Washington, D.C., involving individuals outside of the National Capital Region,” Patel said in a statement posted on X. “And thanks to the rapid action of this FBI, our partners, and the Department of Justice in a multistate operation, multiple individuals are now in custody and allegedly planned attacks were stopped cold.”
Five people are said to be in custody, with the total number of suspects involved reportedly numbering 23. A suspect was arrested in Cincinnati, CBS News reported, and investigators obtained Signal chats where the terror plot was discussed, leading to further arrests.
Three suspects have been identified in the plot, according to an arrest affidavit, Fox News reported Tuesday. The first suspect, Tycen Proper, 19, was taken into custody in Cincinnati. Two others, Bryan Omar Roa and Michael Alan Thomas, were arrested in California for their alleged involvement in the plot and charged with conspiracy to commit murder.
Investigators say Thomas believes the U.S. government is run by elites who sacrifice and eat children, were connected to Jeffrey Epstein, and are protected by President Donald Trump, according to Fox News’ Bill Melugin.
Proper allegedly told investigators the goal was to “jumpstart” a revolution in the U.S. A search warrant executed at the home of Proper’s parents, where the suspect lives, uncovered a “large quantity” of ammunition and tactical clothing.
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According to the affidavit, Proper’s family became concerned by statements he’d made in recent months, including “sympathetic comments about Adolf Hitler” and antisemitic social media posts.
CBS News’ Pat Milton reported that law enforcement became aware of the threat when contacted by a relative concerned that a family member was talking about doing something nefarious in Washington, D.C.
Other suspects were arrested in Missouri and Nebraska, Fox reported.
According to Fox News, one suspect allegedly told investigators the plotters’ goal was to target “capitalist elites,” “billionaires,” and politicians who received money from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC.
President Donald Trump, at the G7 summit in Evian, France, said he had not heard about the planned attack.
Vice President JD Vance called the plot “very, very dark stuff,” and said authorities were looking at the underground networks that would drive such violence.
“Twenty-three people do not get to the point where they’re going to commit a mass terror incident in Washington, D.C., without some serious funding, without some serious coordination,” Vance said on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” program.
“That’s not a few guys doing crazy stuff, that is a coordinated planned terrorist plot.”
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt thanked the FBI and the Secret Service in a post on X Tuesday. “Thanks to their efforts, UFC Freedom 250 will be remembered as one of the greatest sporting events in history,” Leavitt stated.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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