US law enforcement on Tuesday said it had foiled an alleged plot to attack the White House during a crowded mixed martial arts event attended by President Donald Trump.
“Multiple individuals are now in custody and allegedly planned attacks were stopped cold,” FBI Director Kash Patel said.
The Department of Justice announced charges against five men and said the plotters planned to fly drones armed with explosives over the event, forcing an evacuation when snipers would fire on “high-value targets” in the fleeing crowd.
One of those arrested, according to a criminal complaint, was Tycen Proper, 19, who was taken into custody on June 10 in Ohio after his mother informed police he had been communicating online with an extremist group.
Proper “allegedly amassed firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and tactical gear at his home in Ohio, and he identified potential targets, including multiple members of Congress,” the DOJ
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