FBI Says Drone Plot at White House Foiled by Mom’s Call (1)

Tycen Proper’s parents got worried after their 19-year-old son started communicating with “random” people online. They called law enforcement after he spent $3,000 of his graduation money on ballistic armor plates, a new shotgun and “lots” of ammunition, according to authorities.

The shopping spree was part of an alleged plan by Proper and others to attack President Donald Trump’s UFC fight Sunday on the White House lawn, according to FBI affidavits released Tuesday and criminal charges against the alleged plotters. Law enforcement paint them as a ragtag group of disgruntled men with violent tendencies and easy access to weapons ...