The alleged plot to attack Sunday night's UFC event at the White House may have been unraveled by a worried mother who noticed her son's growing obsession with guns, tactical gear and secretive online communications.According to court documents viewed by Fox News Digital, Tycen Proper, a 19-year-old Ohio man charged in connection with an alleged plot targeting a UFC event on the White House grounds, first came to investigators' attention after his mother became alarmed by his recent behavior and contacted authorities.Federal authorities allege Proper was part of a group planning an attack on UFC Freedom 250, a June 14 event held on the White House South Lawn.Investigators say the alleged plot involved explosive-laden drones, sniper positions and coordinated attacks on attendees and other targets.According to the complaint, one of the biggest warning signs came when Proper's mother observed him researching locations near Washington, D.C., and receiving maps and images through text messages and Discord.FBI DISRUPTS ALLEGED EXPLOSIVE-DRONE PLOT TARGETING WHITE HOUSE UFC EVENT, OFFICIALS SAYTycen Proper appears in a mugshot released by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.
(Franklin County Sheriff's Office)When she confronted him, Proper allegedly said the group planned to conduct "recon" and "hit and run missions."She later told investigators she interpreted that as planning shootings.The criminal complaint reveals that Proper's mother contacted authorities on June 10, after becoming concerned about her son's recent firearms purchases and communications with people he had met online.When deputies responded to the family's Knox County, Ohio, home, Proper's father told officers his son had recently met people online and had been planning "recons" with them.He also said Proper planned to leave during the weekend of June 13 to meet members of the group.FAMILY TURNS IN SUSPECT IN CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATION, ‘ALMOST UNHEARD OF’: BEHAVIOR SPECIALISTTycen Proper allegedl...