{"id":2879,"date":"2026-06-16T13:05:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2879"},"modified":"2026-06-16T13:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:05:45","slug":"multiple-people-arrested-for-discussing-plans-to-attack-ufc-fight-source-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2879","title":{"rendered":"Multiple people arrested for discussing plans to attack UFC fight, source says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n            Federal officials have arrested multiple people who they claim discussed plots to attack the UFC fight night event at the White House, including by using drones and a gunman, a federal law enforcement official told CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2877\">Parents are on devices during meals even more than their kids. Here\u2019s how to rethink family dinner<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            A team including the Secret Service and FBI uncovered messages discussing the plot between multiple individuals, according to the official.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the arrests in a post on X, adding that the effort to stop the \u201callegedly planned attacks\u201d was a \u201cmulti-state operation\u201d and involved actors from outside the Washington, DC, area.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The federal law enforcement source said the group discussed in messages attaching deadly payloads to drones in order to cause mass panic as well as using a gunman to shoot at the crowds. It is currently unclear how far the group was in the planning before law enforcement became aware of the messages.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Charges are expected to be unsealed this morning, another person familiar with the situation told CNN. Arrests were made across four federal districts.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The FBI declined to provide additional details. Fox News first reported on the thwarted potential attacks.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2871\">CNN poll: Political independents hit their highest level in a decade<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Around 100,000 people gathered for the UFC fighting event, which was held Sunday as part of programming for America\u2019s 250th anniversary. It also coincided with President Donald Trump\u2019s 80th birthday.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The event, which was held in an arena built on the White House South Lawn, also featured a festival for fans on the Ellipse.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The Secret Service handled all security on the White House grounds while Park Police was the \u201cpoint\u201d on the Ellipse, CNN previously reported. DC Metropolitan Police handled everything outside the Ellipse, including multiple street closures.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            It took about 19 months of planning and weeks of set up to bring Trump\u2019s vision together. The roughly $60 million price tag was footed by the UFC, though the federal government was in charge of \u201cfirst aid\/medical services, law enforcement, and security,\u201d according to White House management and administration director Joshua Fisher.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=2869\">Takeaways from JD Vance\u2019s new book, \u2018Communion\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<em>This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal officials have arrested multiple people who they claim discussed plots to attack the UFC fight night event at the White House, including by using drones and a gunman, a federal law enforcement official told CNN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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