Former FBI Agent details alleged plot to attack White House UFC event
Former FBI special agent Nicole Parker, who was at the White House for the UFC Freedom 250 event, described the alleged terror plot as chilling. She credited suspect Tycen Proper’s parents with showing remarkable courage by contacting authorities, a move she said helped derail what officials described as a detailed plan involving explosive-equipped drones and snipers targeting the crowd.
Authorities say an Ohio man accused of helping plan a terrorist attack during the White House UFC fight had amassed weapons, ammunition and other tactical gear.
Tycen Proper, 19, is among seven men accused of conspiring to attack UFC Freedom 250 at the White House, held June 14. Officials said the FBI became aware of the alleged plot on June 10 and coordinated with local law enforcement to make the arrests.
A report from the Knox County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio says Proper spent about $3,000 on body armor, tactical vests, a shotgun, additional ammunition and other supplies.
Authorities were alerted to the alleged stockpile after Tycen Proper’s mother contacted law enforcement. (Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and Knox County Sheriff’s Office)
According to the report, Proper bought a 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun on June 5 that had an American flag design painted on it, along with ammunition for the firearm.
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Proper is also accused of purchasing an AR-15-style rifle. (Knox County Sheriff’s Office)
Officials said Proper had previously purchased an AR-15 5.56-caliber rifle on Jan. 13.
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 Agency. “He just came inside, and he’s probably going to discover it’s not in his room.”
