Eight indicted over plan to attack White House UFC fight with drones and snipers

Published July 9, 2026 8:50pm ET



A federal grand jury indicted eight men on Thursday for their roles in planning an attack on the UFC fight at the White House last month.

The Department of Justice said the two-count indictment, returned in Ohio, replaces the initial charges filed in criminal complaints spread across various states. The initial seven suspects were arrested and charged in Ohio, Missouri, Nebraska, California, and Washington. Chandler Scaggs, 21, was apprehended in West Virginia by the FBI this week and subsequently added to the indictment.

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