Tycen Proper, a 19-year-old man from Ohio, was arrested by the FBI for allegedly plotting an attack on the White House UFC event. Proper is among five individuals held for the attack, with charges including conspiracy to commit offense against the US and attempted murder of a US government official.
A search of Proper's iPhone found chats on Signal groups detailing plans to conduct an attack in Washington, D.C. with unidentified confederates. The FBI also found maps and images of Capitol Hill on Proper's phone, as well as a list of lawmakers identified as potential targets.
Proper and the others were part of a TikTok messaging group called 'Vanguard of the Old' since March, where they coordinated their plans. The FBI said the group claimed to contain 'ex-military, Christian-based' people who were 'anti-government' and had 'ultra-religious sentiments.'
The attack was allegedly planned to 'jumpstart a revolution in the US,' with the group expressing frustration with 'government corruption' and the 'handling of the Epstein files and data centers.'
