An Ohio teenager amassed a significant cache of weapons, ammunition, and tactical gear, allegedly in preparation for a terrorist attack at the White House during the UFC Freedom 250 event on June 14. Tycen Proper, 19, is among seven individuals accused of plotting the assault.

The FBI was alerted to the alleged plot on June 10, initiating a collaboration with local authorities that led to multiple arrests. According to a report from the Knox County Sheriff's Office, Proper spent approximately $3,000 of his graduation money on various items for the planned attack.

Alleged Arsenal Construction

Official records detail Proper's alleged purchases and stockpiling activities. On January 13, he reportedly acquired an AR-15 5.56 caliber rifle. Later, on June 5, he purchased a 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun, noted for having an American flag painted on it, along with corresponding ammunition. This shotgun was equipped with a red dot optic.

Further alleged acquisitions included an AR-15 rifle fitted with a red dot sight and magnifier. Proper also reportedly obtained three plate carriers loaded with .308-rated ballistic plates, a tactical bump helmet, a battle belt equipped with loaded ammunition pouches, 13 loaded AR-15 magazines, over 1,000 rounds of 5.56 ammunition, and numerous 12-gauge shells, including buckshot and rifled slugs. The stockpile also contained multiple knives, a hatchet, two tactical headsets, chemical lights, a compass, and extensive medical trauma supplies such as tourniquets, emergency bandages, wound seals, and gauze. These items were reportedly stored at a relative's home.

Parental Intervention

Proper's mother alerted authorities to his alleged firearm purchases and online activities. "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 Fox News Digital. She indicated that her son might discover the items were missing upon his return.

Authorities also stated that Proper's father reported that his son had quit his job to meet individuals he met online, with whom he allegedly conducted "missions" and "recons." Former FBI special agent Nicole Parker, who attended the UFC event, highlighted the parents' intervention, stating their alert to law enforcement courageously disrupted the detailed plan, which reportedly involved explosive-laden drones and snipers targeting the crowd.