Tycen Proper, a 19-year-old man from Knox County, Ohio, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for allegedly plotting an attack on Sunday's UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House. Proper is among five held for attack on the UFC event, FBI Director Kash Patel said Tuesday.Tycen Proper (L) and President Trump and Marco Rubio at the White House UFC event. (Franklin County Jail and Reuters)Patel revealed that Proper has been charged on four counts, which includes conspiracy to commit offense against the US and the attempted murder of a US govt. official. A complaint was first filed against Proper on June 12, and the FBI nabbed him through a search of Tycen Proper's iPhone.The search of Tycen's phone found “chats on Signal groups that laid out detailed plans to conduct an attack in Washington, D.C. with several unidentified confederates," the FBI said. He is currently being held in Franklin County, Ohio.Kash Patel meanwhile, said that "thanks to the rapid action of this FBI, our partners, and the Department of Justice in a multi-state operation, multiple individuals are now in custody, and allegedly planned attacks were stopped cold."Two other suspects arrested in the case have been identified as Bryan Omar Roa and Michael Alan Thomas of California. No details have been released on the others.This story is being updated.
Who is Tycen Proper? Ohio man arrested by FBI for allegedly plotting attack on White House UFC event
Ohio teen Tycen Proper, 19, was arrested by the FBI for allegedly plotting an attack on UFC Freedom 250 at the White House. He faces four federal charges.










