They were charged with eight counts of conspiracy to attack the White House UFC event

Eight people have been charged with terrorism for plotting to assassinate government officials and other prominent figures, including President Donald Trump, at the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House last month.

The men, ages 19 to 32, are all charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, as well as murder on federal territory and murder of a federal official.

The indictment comes after an eighth alleged accomplice was arrested in West Virginia earlier this week.

The defendants face life in prison if convicted of murder and up to 15 years in prison if convicted of terrorism.

The alleged plot was discovered after the mother of one of the suspects, identified as Tysen J. Propper, called local authorities on June 10 – days before the June 14 televised mixed martial arts event as part of the country’s 250th anniversary.

The actual mother was concerned about what she had seen of his large arms purchases and his online dealings with ex-military personnel and alleged Christian-based groups.

Earlier, prosecutors discussed “complaints about government corruption, the handling of the Epstein files, data centers taking all the water and other government actions.”

According to the FBI, the group attacked the event and said it wanted to “start a revolution in the United States.”

Part of the plan involved hitting nearby buildings with explosive-laden drones and shooting at high-value targets, prosecutors said in the indictment.

Federal prosecutors said they intended to use the drones to create terror and lure fleeing people into the firing squad. A “second wave” of attackers stormed the White House gates.

An estimated 4,300 people attended the invitation-only event on the South Lawn of the presidential palace, including the president, Vice President J.D. Vance, senior cabinet officials and lawmakers.

In a lawsuit involving another defendant, Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez, the group targets Trump and Vance, as well as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Elon Musk and several elected officials — all of whom were not at the UFC event.

It was accurately reported to be planning the attack, and law enforcement officials said the group began communicating with each other in March and that members were primarily recruited through TikTok.

Authorities say the men used online platforms including Signal, Instagram, TikTok and Discord to plan the attack.

It is unclear whether the group is affiliated with any large, established organization.

As well as Fair and Alvarez, US authorities identified the defendants arrested this week as Daniel K. Eskridge, William LS Faulkner, Jordan W. Rinker, Brian O’Roa, Michael A. Thomas and Chandler D. Skaggs.

Law enforcement documents show that they are based on all Country From California to Missouri and Nebraska.

A ninth man, Alexander Iñíguez Mercado, was arrested last week and charged with obstruction of justice.

Mercado deleted the Signal app from his phone after an FBI agent contacted him – accused of erasing evidence of alleged ties to the group. He has pleaded not guilty.

The UFC event coincided with Trump’s 80th birthday and comes two months after he was shot at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and a month after a man was killed by Secret Service agents after opening fire at a White House checkpoint.