{"id":374,"date":"2026-06-16T21:38:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=374"},"modified":"2026-06-16T21:38:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:38:03","slug":"how-a-radicalized-teen-masterminded-the-ufc-white-house-attack-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=374","title":{"rendered":"How A Radicalized Teen Masterminded The UFC White House Attack Plot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><p>A teen became radicalized to the point of allegedly masterminding a plot to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House Sunday night.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=371\">Backlash Mounts Against MLB For Targeting Christians: \u2018You\u2019ll Be Hearing From My Office\u2019<\/a><\/p><p>Tycen Proper, with a group of nearly two dozen others, allegedly began prepping to carry out the attack with explosive-carrying drones before federal authorities learned of his desires and took him into custody.<\/p><p>Proper\u2019s own mother, an Ohio-based cosmetologist, called authorities after his recent firearms purchases and communications with random individuals online who claimed to be military veterans and Christians, according to a criminal complaint viewed by The Daily Wire. The group allegedly planned to detonate explosive-laden drones over the UFC arena and to open fire as the crowd would evacuate.<\/p><p>Proper\u2019s parents told law enforcement that their son had recently quit his job and started messaging online with unknown individuals about plans to execute \u201cmissions\u201d and \u201crecons,\u201d according to the complaint. <iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.mux.com\/DtijUF01TWHV6XwVU3BFOpWQJ4lC01CHrK?metadata-video-content-type=embed_video&amp;metadata-video-id=33a8430f-ed29-41d4-80e2-a98082a95a9d&amp;metadata-video-stream-type=on-demand&amp;metadata-video-title=2026-6-16%20TikToks%20surface%20of%20White%20House%20UFC%20suspect&amp;poster=https%3A%2F%2Fdailywireplus-v2.imgix.net%2Fimages%2Fembedded-videos%2F9836b883-a12d-4398-b27b-174ce8e6d166.jpg&amp;autoplay=false&amp;accent-color=%23DB3D3B&amp;primary-color=%23ffffff&amp;secondary-color=%23000000\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/16;max-width:220px;display:flex;justify-content:center;width:100%;margin:20px auto 5px;border:0\"><\/iframe> Family members also said the 19-year-old had become more isolated and had recently made \u201csympathetic comments about Adolf Hitler\u201d while \u201cposting anti-Semitic comments on Facebook,\u201d the complaint said.<\/p><p>Proper\u2019s mother has regularly posted about her son online and recently shared a photo from his graduation from the Knox County Career Center, saying she was \u201cproud\u201d of him.<\/p><p>Proper used $3,000 of his graduation money to purchase \u201cseveral boxes of ammunition (estimated by law enforcement to be in the thousands of rounds of ammunition), two plate carriers with AR-style magazines, an AR-style rifle, and a bullpup rifle painted with an American flag,\u201d which were later turned over to law enforcement, according to the complaint.<\/p><p>From the posts, it appears that she raised him in a devout Christian home and told federal authorities that she believed the individuals tied to the plot preyed upon her son by \u201cusing religion to manipulate and influence him.\u201d<\/p><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-373\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8467bdcf9517bc152bcc8e17fa19eb74.avif\" width=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8467bdcf9517bc152bcc8e17fa19eb74.avif 600w, https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8467bdcf9517bc152bcc8e17fa19eb74-265x300.avif 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><p>In another post, Proper is seen wearing a shirt with the Bible verse \u201cIt is finished\u201d on it.<\/p><p>Proper dubbed himself \u201ca professional person, a geek,\u201d adding \u201cI\u2019m very good with computers\u201d in a 2021 TikTok post. That same year, he posted a video of himself playing \u201cSquad,\u201d which he described as a \u201crealistic tactical shooter game. \u201cI\u2019ve been posting survival videos, shooter tactical videos called Squad \u2026 I\u2019m posting total war videos,\u201d he said in another TikTok video.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=370\">YouTuber Doubles Down On Decision To Murder Unborn Child, Vows To Try Again<\/a><\/p><p>At the time, he also said in one video that he\u2019s \u201cnot a type of person that gets into politics or any drama ever.\u201d<\/p><p>When authorities searched Proper\u2019s phone, they found Signal groups \u201cthat laid out detailed plans\u201d to carry out an attack in Washington, D.C., with detailed maps highlighting sniper locations and potential drone launch locations. Proper later confessed to investigators that he took part in \u201cplanning \u2026 a coordinated attack\u201d during the UFC event at the White House and admitted to being one of the group\u2019s leaders.<\/p><p>Proper wrote in one of the chats on or about May 13 that he \u201cgot a possible target Marsha Blackburn is senator for Tennessee,\u201d saying they should target her for taking \u201cmoney from the Israel pro Israel lobby and supports them. \u201d<\/p><p>On May 31, he sent messages saying, \u201cThese are people we\u2019re going to focus on,\u201d before sharing photos of Senator Jim Justice, Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Rep. Carol Miller, and Rep. Riley Moore. The four images appeared to have been taken from the website \u201cTrackAIPAC.com\u201d and appeared to show how much cash each lawmaker received \u201cfrom pro-Israel PACS.\u201d<\/p><div><p><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.mux.com\/RVl81RbToYvUNvn1KKW005hmaGYlz1diV?metadata-video-content-type=embed_video&amp;metadata-video-id=e86ff567-a4b1-4a6b-a985-f33ba3fe92fb&amp;metadata-video-stream-type=on-demand&amp;metadata-video-title=2026-06-16%20Details%20on%20UFC%20terror%20plot&amp;poster=https%3A%2F%2Fdailywireplus-v2.imgix.net%2Fimages%2Fembedded-videos%2F3f775bd8-0384-4893-8eac-de91e0e10091.png&amp;autoplay=false&amp;accent-color=%23DB3D3B&amp;primary-color=%23ffffff&amp;secondary-color=%23000000\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;max-width:100%;width:100%;margin:20px auto 5px;border:0\"><\/iframe><\/p><p>Credit: Wired in Live<\/p><\/div><p>Proper was arrested in Ohio and hit with four criminal charges, including conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, attempted murder against any officer or employee of the United States, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and receipt or transfer of a firearm used to commit a felony, according to the complaint.<\/p><p>At least 23 individuals are believed to have been part of the network plotting the attack. Some of the members were said to have \u201cexpressed ultra-religious and antigovernment sentiments, specifically citing grievances about government corruption, the handling of the Epstein files, data centers taking up all the water in communities, and other government actions.\u201d<\/p><p>Along with Proper, authorities arrested four others, including Michael Alan Thomas and Bryan Omar Roa in California, for allegedly taking part in the plot.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=368\">Backlash Mounts Against MLB For Targeting Christians: \u2018You\u2019ll Be Hearing From My Office\u2019<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A teen became radicalized to the point of allegedly masterminding a plot to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House Sunday night.Tycen Proper, with a group of nearly two dozen others, allegedly began prepping to carry out the attack with explosive-carrying drones before federal authorities learned of his desires and took him into custody.Proper\u2019s own mother, an Ohio-based cosmetologist, called authorities after his recent firearms purchases and communications with random individuals online who claimed to be military veterans and Christians, according to a criminal complaint viewed by The Daily Wire. The group allegedly planned to detonate explosive-laden drones over the UFC arena and to open fire as the crowd would evacuate.Proper\u2019s parents told law enforcement that their son had recently quit his job and started messaging online with unknown individuals about plans to execute \u201cmissions\u201d and \u201crecons,\u201d according to the complaint.  Family members also said the 19-year-old had become more isolated and had recently made \u201csympathetic comments about Adolf Hitler\u201d while \u201cposting anti-Semitic comments on Facebook,\u201d the complaint said.Proper\u2019s mother has regularly posted about her son online and recently shared a photo from his graduation from the Knox County Career Center, saying she was \u201cproud\u201d of him.Proper used $3,000 of his graduation money to purchase \u201cseveral boxes of ammunition (estimated by law enforcement to be in the thousands of rounds of ammunition), two plate carriers with AR-style magazines, an AR-style rifle, and a bullpup rifle painted with an American flag,\u201d which were later turned over to law enforcement, according to the complaint.From the posts, it appears that she raised him in a devout Christian home and told federal authorities that she believed the individuals tied to the plot preyed upon her son by \u201cusing religion to manipulate and influence him.\u201d Danielle Proper on FacebookIn another post, Proper is seen wearing a shirt with the Bible verse \u201cIt is finished\u201d on it.Proper dubbed himself \u201ca professional person, a geek,\u201d adding \u201cI\u2019m very good with computers\u201d in a 2021 TikTok post. That same year, he posted a video of himself playing \u201cSquad,\u201d which he described as a \u201crealistic tactical shooter game. \u201cI\u2019ve been posting survival videos, shooter tactical videos called Squad \u2026 I\u2019m posting total war videos,\u201d he said in another TikTok video.At the time, he also said in one video that he\u2019s \u201cnot a type of person that gets into politics or any drama ever.\u201dWhen authorities searched Proper\u2019s phone, they found Signal groups \u201cthat laid out detailed plans\u201d to carry out an attack in Washington, D.C., with detailed maps highlighting sniper locations and potential drone launch locations. Proper later confessed to investigators that he took part in \u201cplanning \u2026 a coordinated attack\u201d during the UFC event at the White House and admitted to being one of the group\u2019s leaders.Proper wrote in one of the chats on or about May 13 that he \u201cgot a possible target Marsha Blackburn is senator for Tennessee,\u201d saying they should target her for taking \u201cmoney from the Israel pro Israel lobby and supports them. \u201dOn May 31, he sent messages saying, \u201cThese are people we\u2019re going to focus on,\u201d before sharing photos of Senator Jim Justice, Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Rep. Carol Miller, and Rep. Riley Moore. The four images appeared to have been taken from the website \u201cTrackAIPAC.com\u201d and appeared to show how much cash each lawmaker received \u201cfrom pro-Israel PACS.\u201dCredit: Wired in Live Proper was arrested in Ohio and hit with four criminal charges, including conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, attempted murder against any officer or employee of the United States, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and receipt or transfer of a firearm used to commit a felony, according to the complaint.At least 23 individuals are believed to have been part of the network plotting the attack. Some of the members were said to have \u201cexpressed ultra-religious and antigovernment sentiments, specifically citing grievances about government corruption, the handling of the Epstein files, data centers taking up all the water in communities, and other government actions.\u201dAlong with Proper, authorities arrested four others, including Michael Alan Thomas and Bryan Omar Roa in California, for allegedly taking part in the plot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-original"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How A Radicalized Teen Masterminded The UFC White House Attack Plot - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=374\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How A Radicalized Teen Masterminded The UFC White House Attack Plot - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A teen became radicalized to the point of allegedly masterminding a plot to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House Sunday night.Tycen Proper, with a group of nearly two dozen others, allegedly began prepping to carry out the attack with explosive-carrying drones before federal authorities learned of his desires and took him into custody.Proper\u2019s own mother, an Ohio-based cosmetologist, called authorities after his recent firearms purchases and communications with random individuals online who claimed to be military veterans and Christians, according to a criminal complaint viewed by The Daily Wire. The group allegedly planned to detonate explosive-laden drones over the UFC arena and to open fire as the crowd would evacuate.Proper\u2019s parents told law enforcement that their son had recently quit his job and started messaging online with unknown individuals about plans to execute \u201cmissions\u201d and \u201crecons,\u201d according to the complaint. Family members also said the 19-year-old had become more isolated and had recently made \u201csympathetic comments about Adolf Hitler\u201d while \u201cposting anti-Semitic comments on Facebook,\u201d the complaint said.Proper\u2019s mother has regularly posted about her son online and recently shared a photo from his graduation from the Knox County Career Center, saying she was \u201cproud\u201d of him.Proper used $3,000 of his graduation money to purchase \u201cseveral boxes of ammunition (estimated by law enforcement to be in the thousands of rounds of ammunition), two plate carriers with AR-style magazines, an AR-style rifle, and a bullpup rifle painted with an American flag,\u201d which were later turned over to law enforcement, according to the complaint.From the posts, it appears that she raised him in a devout Christian home and told federal authorities that she believed the individuals tied to the plot preyed upon her son by \u201cusing religion to manipulate and influence him.\u201d Danielle Proper on FacebookIn another post, Proper is seen wearing a shirt with the Bible verse \u201cIt is finished\u201d on it.Proper dubbed himself \u201ca professional person, a geek,\u201d adding \u201cI\u2019m very good with computers\u201d in a 2021 TikTok post. That same year, he posted a video of himself playing \u201cSquad,\u201d which he described as a \u201crealistic tactical shooter game. \u201cI\u2019ve been posting survival videos, shooter tactical videos called Squad \u2026 I\u2019m posting total war videos,\u201d he said in another TikTok video.At the time, he also said in one video that he\u2019s \u201cnot a type of person that gets into politics or any drama ever.\u201dWhen authorities searched Proper\u2019s phone, they found Signal groups \u201cthat laid out detailed plans\u201d to carry out an attack in Washington, D.C., with detailed maps highlighting sniper locations and potential drone launch locations. Proper later confessed to investigators that he took part in \u201cplanning \u2026 a coordinated attack\u201d during the UFC event at the White House and admitted to being one of the group\u2019s leaders.Proper wrote in one of the chats on or about May 13 that he \u201cgot a possible target Marsha Blackburn is senator for Tennessee,\u201d saying they should target her for taking \u201cmoney from the Israel pro Israel lobby and supports them. \u201dOn May 31, he sent messages saying, \u201cThese are people we\u2019re going to focus on,\u201d before sharing photos of Senator Jim Justice, Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Rep. Carol Miller, and Rep. Riley Moore. The four images appeared to have been taken from the website \u201cTrackAIPAC.com\u201d and appeared to show how much cash each lawmaker received \u201cfrom pro-Israel PACS.\u201dCredit: Wired in Live Proper was arrested in Ohio and hit with four criminal charges, including conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, attempted murder against any officer or employee of the United States, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and receipt or transfer of a firearm used to commit a felony, according to the complaint.At least 23 individuals are believed to have been part of the network plotting the attack. Some of the members were said to have \u201cexpressed ultra-religious and antigovernment sentiments, specifically citing grievances about government corruption, the handling of the Epstein files, data centers taking up all the water in communities, and other government actions.\u201dAlong with Proper, authorities arrested four others, including Michael Alan Thomas and Bryan Omar Roa in California, for allegedly taking part in the plot.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=374\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-16T21:38:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=374#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=374\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/19da116f8d79cf8987781569801c6b7c\"},\"headline\":\"How A Radicalized Teen Masterminded The UFC White House Attack Plot\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-16T21:38:03+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=374\"},\"wordCount\":769,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=374#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/4e5e1febe3b744ec215438ccc7409497.avif\",\"articleSection\":[\"Original\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=374#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=374\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=374\",\"name\":\"How A Radicalized Teen Masterminded The UFC White House Attack Plot - 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The group allegedly planned to detonate explosive-laden drones over the UFC arena and to open fire as the crowd would evacuate.Proper\u2019s parents told law enforcement that their son had recently quit his job and started messaging online with unknown individuals about plans to execute \u201cmissions\u201d and \u201crecons,\u201d according to the complaint. Family members also said the 19-year-old had become more isolated and had recently made \u201csympathetic comments about Adolf Hitler\u201d while \u201cposting anti-Semitic comments on Facebook,\u201d the complaint said.Proper\u2019s mother has regularly posted about her son online and recently shared a photo from his graduation from the Knox County Career Center, saying she was \u201cproud\u201d of him.Proper used $3,000 of his graduation money to purchase \u201cseveral boxes of ammunition (estimated by law enforcement to be in the thousands of rounds of ammunition), two plate carriers with AR-style magazines, an AR-style rifle, and a bullpup rifle painted with an American flag,\u201d which were later turned over to law enforcement, according to the complaint.From the posts, it appears that she raised him in a devout Christian home and told federal authorities that she believed the individuals tied to the plot preyed upon her son by \u201cusing religion to manipulate and influence him.\u201d Danielle Proper on FacebookIn another post, Proper is seen wearing a shirt with the Bible verse \u201cIt is finished\u201d on it.Proper dubbed himself \u201ca professional person, a geek,\u201d adding \u201cI\u2019m very good with computers\u201d in a 2021 TikTok post. That same year, he posted a video of himself playing \u201cSquad,\u201d which he described as a \u201crealistic tactical shooter game. \u201cI\u2019ve been posting survival videos, shooter tactical videos called Squad \u2026 I\u2019m posting total war videos,\u201d he said in another TikTok video.At the time, he also said in one video that he\u2019s \u201cnot a type of person that gets into politics or any drama ever.\u201dWhen authorities searched Proper\u2019s phone, they found Signal groups \u201cthat laid out detailed plans\u201d to carry out an attack in Washington, D.C., with detailed maps highlighting sniper locations and potential drone launch locations. Proper later confessed to investigators that he took part in \u201cplanning \u2026 a coordinated attack\u201d during the UFC event at the White House and admitted to being one of the group\u2019s leaders.Proper wrote in one of the chats on or about May 13 that he \u201cgot a possible target Marsha Blackburn is senator for Tennessee,\u201d saying they should target her for taking \u201cmoney from the Israel pro Israel lobby and supports them. \u201dOn May 31, he sent messages saying, \u201cThese are people we\u2019re going to focus on,\u201d before sharing photos of Senator Jim Justice, Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Rep. Carol Miller, and Rep. Riley Moore. The four images appeared to have been taken from the website \u201cTrackAIPAC.com\u201d and appeared to show how much cash each lawmaker received \u201cfrom pro-Israel PACS.\u201dCredit: Wired in Live Proper was arrested in Ohio and hit with four criminal charges, including conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, attempted murder against any officer or employee of the United States, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and receipt or transfer of a firearm used to commit a felony, according to the complaint.At least 23 individuals are believed to have been part of the network plotting the attack. Some of the members were said to have \u201cexpressed ultra-religious and antigovernment sentiments, specifically citing grievances about government corruption, the handling of the Epstein files, data centers taking up all the water in communities, and other government actions.\u201dAlong with Proper, authorities arrested four others, including Michael Alan Thomas and Bryan Omar Roa in California, for allegedly taking part in the plot.","og_url":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=374","og_site_name":"Blue Route Journal","article_published_time":"2026-06-16T21:38:03+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=374#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=374"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/#\/schema\/person\/19da116f8d79cf8987781569801c6b7c"},"headline":"How A Radicalized Teen Masterminded The UFC White House Attack Plot","datePublished":"2026-06-16T21:38:03+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=374"},"wordCount":769,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=374#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4e5e1febe3b744ec215438ccc7409497.avif","articleSection":["Original"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=374#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=374","url":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=374","name":"How A Radicalized Teen Masterminded The UFC White House Attack Plot - 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