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2 of 8 men charged in alleged plot to attack the White House UFC event plead not guilty
By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press at KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)
· July 16, 2026
· 2 min read
Two of the eight men indicted in an alleged drone and sniper plot to attack President Donald Trump's UFC cage-fighting show on the White House lawn pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal conspiracy charges.Clothed in jail garb and shackled, Tycen Proper, 19, of Danville, Ohio, and Chandler Scaggs...
Key takeaway Clothed in jail garb and shackled, Tycen Proper, 19, of Danville, Ohio, and Chandler Scaggs, 21, of Chapmanville, West Virginia, entered the pleas before U.
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Published: July 16, 2026 ·
Source: KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC) ·
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