Chapmanville man the latest arrested in connection with alleged plot to attack White House event in June
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A Logan County man is the eighth person charged in an alleged plot to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House on June 14.
Chapmanville man the latest arrested in connection with alleged plot to attack White House event in June
Robert Fields | WVOW News
COLUMBUS According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 21-year-old Chandler D. Scaggs of Chapmanville, was arrested on Tuesday (7/7/26) by the FBI.
Investigators allege Scaggs was assigned to serve as a sniper during the planned attack and was supposed to be transported to the event by Tycen C. Proper of Danville, Ohio, who was arrested in June. Following Proper's arrest, federal prosecutors say Scaggs allegedly told other suspects he was still willing to participate if someone else could drive him to the event.
Scaggs and seven co-defendants are charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and conspiracy to commit murder on federal government property and to murder a federal government official.
According to the Justice Department, the suspects allegedly planned the attack through online platforms including Signal, Discord, SimpleX, TikTok and Instagram while gathering firearms, ammunition, explosives, drones and other equipment. Prosecutors say several members of West Virginia's congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice and U.S. Representatives Carol Miller and Riley Moore, were identified as intended targets.
Scaggs is currently being held at the Franklin County Correction Center II in Columbus, Ohio.
PHOTO | WV MetroNews, Franklin County Sheriff's Office