Eight Men Indicted Over Sniper Plot to Kill Trump at UFC
A Columbus grand jury's two-count indictment also names the vice president, Israel's prime minister and Elon Musk as intended targets.
- Tycen Proper, 19, of Ohio, and four others were arrested during the June event weekend.
- Chandler Scaggs, 21, of West Virginia, was assigned as one of the plot's snipers.
- The eight coordinated via Signal, SimpleX, Discord, TikTok and Instagram, per the indictment.
Why it mattersThe network formed in encrypted chat apps months before any gun arrived; conspiracy always precedes the act.
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