The FBI has charged 19-year-old Tycen Proper from Knox County, Ohio, with plotting an attack on the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House. According to a complaint filed by FBI task force officer Christopher Betts, Proper and a group of individuals intended to target several Republican lawmakers, including Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, due to their financial ties to pro-Israel political action committees (PACs). The group reportedly planned to use explosive drones to create chaos at the event. Proper was arrested after his parents reported his suspicious behavior. The group had planned to meet in Fredericksburg, Virginia, prior to the event. Proper is scheduled for a detention hearing on June 17 and a preliminary hearing on June 29 in the Southern District of Ohio.
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FBI Alleges Plot to Attack UFC Event Targeting GOP Lawmakers
Tycen Proper, a 19-year-old from Ohio, has been charged by the FBI for allegedly plotting an attack on the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House, targeting GOP lawmakers. The group he was associated with expressed intentions to use explosive drones and had planned to meet prior to the event. Proper is set for a detention hearing later this month.
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