Federal prosecutors in Ohio indict eight men on charges tied to an alleged planned attack on a UFC cage-fighting event staged at the White House in June. According to the indictments, prosecutors say the defendants planned a combination of drone and sniper attacks intended to kill people at the event. The cases are charged as two separate conspiracies: one involving material support to terrorists, and another involving a plan to commit murder on federal government territory and to murder a federal government official.
Multiple outlets report that the indictment includes allegations that the plot aimed to target Donald Trump and other “high value” figures associated with the event, with prosecutors listing names such as Vice President J.D. Vance and other prominent individuals mentioned in coverage. The charges described across sources include murder conspiracy and terrorism-related conspiracy counts.
The indictments are returned by a grand jury in Ohio, and the reporting indicates one of the defendants is among an eighth man indicted in the matter. The outlets summarize prosecutors’ allegations; the defendants’ guilt is not determined in the coverage.
