An Ohio teen learned the hard way that trying to play military operator with internet randoms is a fast track to a federal lockup. Nineteen-year-old Tycen Proper is currently locked up after federal and local police busted him for allegedly plotting a massive attack on the UFC Freedom 250 fight at the White House back on June 14. Proper didn't even get to see his plan go down because his own parents raided his room and handed his entire stash over to the law.

According to the Knox County Sheriff's Office, Proper had a whole bag of cash from his graduation—$3,000 to be exact—and instead of doing something smart with it, he went out and blew the whole check on heavy artillery. The FBI got a tip about the plot on June 10, and they didn't waste any time working with local sheriffs to shut the whole operation down and make arrests.

Proper’s shopping list looked like a video game loadout. He copped an AR-15 back in January, and by June 5, he bought a semi-automatic 12-gauge shotgun painted with an American flag, along with a ton of ammo. He had the weapons fitted with red dot sights and magnifiers, and he stored them at a relative's house alongside three heavy ballistic plate carriers, a tactical helmet, a combat belt, 13 loaded rifle magazines, over 1,000 rounds of ammo, shotgun shells, knives, a hatchet, communication gear, and enough trauma medical supplies to run a field hospital.

This wasn't just some random hobby. Proper’s dad told the feds that his son actually quit his job just so he could spend all his time with people he met online, running simulated "missions" and "recons" in their own little world. But while Proper was busy playing soldier on the internet, his mother was watching his real-world moves and decided she had seen enough.

His mom went straight into his room, cleaned out the entire stash, got it off the property, and called 911 to report his online activities and gun purchases. "We took all the guns and ammo out of his room," she told the dispatcher. She even told them that he was just walking back into the house and was about to find out his entire stockpile had vanished.

Former FBI agent Nicole Parker, who was actually at the White House UFC event, talked about how bad this could have been. She said the crew was planning to use weaponized drones with explosives and snipers to target the crowd. She highly praised the parents for having the heart to call the cops on their own blood, saving countless lives in the process.

At the end of the day, Proper's street-soldier fantasy got completely crushed by his own family. Now he and six other guys are facing heavy federal charges while his graduation money and tactical gear sit in a police evidence locker.

Sources: * Knox County Sheriff's Office, Official Incident and Arrest Report * Federal Bureau of Investigation, Case Files on UFC Freedom 250 Plot * Franklin County Sheriff's Office, Emergency 911 Dispatch Logs