New court filings and investigative documents have shed light on the alleged plot targeting the White House during President Donald Trump’s UFC Freedom 250 event, with reports linking at least 12 suspects across four states to an extremist ideology known as accelerationism.
According to The Mirror US, authorities have arrested multiple individuals in connection with the alleged scheme, which federal investigators say was disrupted before it could be carried out.
The suspects were reportedly located in Ohio, California, Missouri and Nebraska.
Multi-state arrests tied to alleged plot
Among those identified in court records are 19-year-old Tycen Proper of Ohio, Michael Alan Thomas and Bryan Omar Roa of California, Abraham Hermosillo Alvaraz of Nebraska, and Daniel Eskridge of Missouri.
The report states that at least 12 people connected to the investigation allegedly adhered to accelerationist beliefs, a fringe ideology that advocates using violence and social unrest to hasten the collapse of existing institutions.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) describes accelerationism as an extremist belief rooted in parts of the white supremacist movement. According to the organization, adherents view society as irredeemable and believe acts of violence can accelerate its collapse, paving the way for a white ethnonationalist state.
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Mother’s tip reportedly sparked investigation
Court documents cited by The Mirror US indicate that Proper’s mother contacted law enforcement after becoming concerned about her son’s behavior, firearms purchases and online communications.
According to an affidavit, she told investigators that Proper had recently been interacting online with individuals who claimed to be former military members and used religion to influence participants.
She also reportedly overheard conversations about physical training for “recon” and “hit and run missions,” which she interpreted as references to planned shootings.
Authorities later arrested Proper on June 10.
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Court records detail alleged targets
Investigators allege that members of the group communicated through Signal chats and discussed potential political targets.
One message cited in court filings reportedly included photographs of several elected officials accompanied by the statement, “these are the people we’re going to focus on.”
Family members also told investigators that Proper allegedly expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler and made antisemitic remarks, according to the affidavit.
The report further states that Proper later admitted to investigators that he wanted to “jumpstart” a revolution because he believed the country was moving in the wrong direction and “needed to be torn down so that it could be rebuilt.”
The allegations remain part of an ongoing federal investigation. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.