(The Center Square) – A rural Central Ohio mother apparently reported her son’s actions to local police, leading to the arrest of a 19-year-old man in connection with what federal authorities are calling a terror plot to create chaos at Sunday’s UFC fight on the White House lawn, according to multiple media reports.
Tycen Proper was arrested Wednesday after his mom called the Danville Police Department and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, raising concerns about her son’s “recent conduct, including firearms purchases and communicating with certain individuals online,” a federal affidavit said.
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