FBI Thwarts Major Attack Plot Targeting White House UFC Event

WASHINGTON DC. The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has foiled a major and horrific attack plan targeting a UFC game held at the White House. 

According to the US Department of Justice, five men have been arrested in connection with this incident. Officials claim the accused planned to use explosive-laden drones to attack nearby buildings and carry out indiscriminate shootings on high-profile officials.

During this multi-state operation, a suspect was arrested last week in Ohio, where investigators found their encrypted messages. According to court documents, the arrested individuals expressed extremist religious and anti-government sentiments. FBI Director Cass Patel informed that this planned attack has been completely stopped on social media.

Those arrested include 19-year-old Tysen C. Proper (Ohio), 24-year-old Bryan Omar Roa and 32-year-old Michael Allen Thomas (California), 32-year-old Daniel K. Eskridge (Missouri), and 31-year-old Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez (Nebraska). According to the US Department of Justice (DOJ), they were arrested from four different states and all have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder.

According to court documents, the attackers initially planned to use drones to create stampedes and panic among the crowd present and then target fleeing people with sniper teams. Subsequently, a second wave of attackers planned to attack the White House gates. Approximately 4,300 invited guests were present at the special game held on the South Lawn of the White House, while another 85,000 people watched the game from surrounding areas.

According to court documents related to the accused Alvarez, the group's targets included US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and billionaire Elon Musk, as well as many officials, although not all of these officials were present at the UFC game.

The revelation of this major conspiracy was made possible due to suspect Proper. On June 10, Proper's mother contacted local authorities, expressing concern that her son had purchased a large quantity of weapons and was having suspicious conversations online with a group claiming to be ex-military and a Christian group.

This group is accused of wanting to start a revolution in the country by shooting wealthy individuals and politicians. They expressed intense anger towards the government over issues such as government corruption, the management of Epstein files, and data centers draining the community's water. According to FBI documents, they believed America was heading in the wrong direction and had a mentality that it needed to be destroyed to rebuild it anew.

During questioning by the FBI on June 11, Proper admitted to participating in this plan. He stated that the group came into contact with each other around March through a TikTok group called 'Vanguard of the Old'. It is not yet clear whether this group is affiliated with any larger organization, but its members were mainly recruited from TikTok.

After investigation on TikTok, trusted members were moved to a secure messaging app called 'Signal'. According to prosecutors, there were 19 people in the main chat group, and smaller sub-groups were formed based on roles and locations. Thomas had divided this operation into four levels, including a team ready to sacrifice for the country and break the law to go underground, to a fourth level of people providing financial support and influence.

According to documents, they also discussed assassinating some US lawmakers and businessmen. Some lawmakers were targeted, accusing them of taking money from pro-Israel lobbies. According to the Justice Department, Alvarez was the main planner of this scheme and was overseeing the drone arrangements. They had already marked sniper positions, drone strike centers, and power grids on a map of Washington as targets. According to Proper, although he himself would not go to shoot, other members of the group were determined to incite violence.

Regarding this matter, Secret Service Deputy Director Matt Quinn stated that this was a 'serious threat'. However, he declined to provide further details as the investigation is ongoing. Expressing dissatisfaction with the premature public disclosure of the investigation details, he stated that they wanted to keep it confidential for the integrity of the investigation and security planning.

On the other hand, when asked about this conspiracy during the G7 summit in France, President Trump responded that he had heard nothing about it.

If convicted, each suspect could face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment and a fine of $250,000. Proper faces three additional charges, including conspiracy to commit violence on White House grounds, which could result in an additional five years in prison. The preliminary hearing in this case is scheduled for June 29.

This incident occurred during a UFC match organized on the outer field of the White House, known as 'The Ellipse', while celebrating America's 250th anniversary. This game coincided with Trump's 80th birthday. Experts say that political violence has been increasing in the US recently.

According to Erica Frantz, a political science professor at Michigan State University, political violence tends to be cyclical, where one act of violence breeds another. A study has shown that targeted violence in the US has increased by more than 30 percent from 2024 to 2025. 
BBC