Eight men now face federal charges in a plot to attack the June 14 White House UFC event and kill elected leaders, including President Donald Trump.
The eight men were charged together in a two-count indictment on Thursday:
All eight men are charged in two conspiracies, according to our news partners WSYX.
The indictment replaces initial charges filed in criminal complaints in various districts across the country.
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According to the indictment, starting in May 2026, the defendants conspired to provide material support and resources to terrorists in the form of money, firearms, ammunition, body armor, explosives, drones, medical equipment, communication equipment, personnel and other services.
The plot involved explosive-laden drones designed to hit buildings in the area to spur a mass evacuation, according to investigators. Gunmen would then open fire as people tried to flee, records show.
Investigators said the plot came to light when Proper’s parents contacted police with concerns about their son. His father told investigators that Proper had recently used $3,000 of his graduation money on camping gear, ballistic plates, a new shotgun, “lots” of ammunition, extra magazines and plate carriers, according to court records.
Tycen Proper, 19, from Knox County, is one of several people in custody, following an alleged terror plot targeting last weekend’s UFC event at the White House.
His mother then told the FBI that her son had been communicating with an ultra-religious, anti-government group. She believed they were using religion to manipulate her son, according to investigators.
In an interview with the FBI, records show Proper admitted to planning a coordinated attack during the UFC event.
The investigation into Proper led to the arrest of four other men in Missouri, Nebraska and California.
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Two more defendants were charged by criminal complaint and arrested by the FBI approximately one week later in Washington and Missouri, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Attorney Dominick Gerace II, Southern District of Ohio.
Records show an eighth defendant, Scaggs, was taken into custody this week.
Scaggs was allegedly assigned to be one of the snipers in the plot.
An affidavit details that Scaggs was to be picked up by Proper to travel to Washington, D.C. Scaggs and others lost contact with Proper upon Proper’s arrest, but Scaggs allegedly indicated to the group that he was still willing to participate in the attack and made new plans for another coconspirator to pick him up to travel to the UFC Freedom 250 event, according to a news release.
If convicted, all eight men face a life sentence.
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