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Family Warnings Proved Critical in Foiling Alleged White House UFC Terror Plot, Federal Complaints Show

6/23/2026

Family members of two men charged in connection with an alleged plot to attack last weekend's UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House spotted warning signs before federal authorities intervened — including a mother in Ohio who called police days before the planned attack and a California family that watched a relative quietly disappear toward Washington, D.C.

The Justice Department announced Tuesday that five men from across the country face federal charges related to the alleged conspiracy, which prosecutors say involved drones loaded with explosives, snipers, and coordinated shooter teams.

How Two Families Raised the Alarm Bryan Omar Roa, 24, of Calimesa, California, told a family member that one day they would wake up and he would be gone — and that "something big" would happen in Washington.

On June 10, that prediction appeared to come true when the family woke to find Roa missing.

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