{"id":501,"date":"2026-06-16T17:10:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=501"},"modified":"2026-06-16T17:10:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:10:23","slug":"fbi-disrupts-dark-terrorist-plot-targeting-ufc-freedom-250-event-5-epstein-obsessed-suspects-in-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=501","title":{"rendered":"FBI Disrupts \u2018Dark\u2019 Terrorist Plot Targeting UFC Freedom 250 Event; 5 Epstein-Obsessed Suspects in Custody"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FBI Director Kash Patel announced Tuesday that the feds disrupted a \u201ctwo wave\u201d domestic terrorist plot targeting the UFC Freedom 250 celebration prior to the event held on the White House South Lawn, Sunday.<\/p>

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Five Epstein-obsessed suspects are currently in custody following a multi-state operation that was initiated when the threat was discovered on June 10. The suspects have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder.<\/p>\n

Investigators have identified a potential network of 23 anti-Trump suspects involved in the pre-operational planning on encrypted Signal chats.<\/p>\n

The patriotic UFC event was held on the South Lawn as part of President Donald Trump\u2019s 80th birthday weekend, drawing an estimated 4,300 attendees, including about 1,200 active-duty service members. Another 85,000 people watched the grand spectacle on giant screens at the nearby Ellipse.<\/p>\n

The suspects reportedly planned to use explosive-laden drones to strike buildings near the event, trigger a mass evacuation and steer crowds toward a pre-staged sniper team, officials said.<\/p>\n

A subsequent \u201csecond wave\u201d of attackers allegedly planned to storm the White House gate amidst the chaos.<\/p>\n

One suspect, identified as Michael Alan Thomas of California, told investigators he believes the U.S. government is run by elites who were friends with Jeffrey Epstein, sacrifice and eat children, and are protected by President Trump, \u00a0according to the federal arrest warrant.<\/p>\n

He allegedly stated that their targets were \u201ccapitalist elites,\u201d billionaires and politicians associated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), an American pro-Israel lobbying group.<\/p>\n

Other suspects reportedly include Tycen Proper, 19, of Ohio:<\/p>\n

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And Bryan Omar Roa of California:<\/p>\n

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