UMVA has learned that a shocking plot to unleash a mass-casualty attack at a high-profile UFC event held on White House grounds was allegedly hatched by a group of individuals who first connected through a TikTok community.
The group, which included five men from Ohio, California, Missouri, and Nebraska, allegedly evolved from online discussions into operational planning for a devastating attack targeting the event, which was attended by President Donald Trump and other senior government officials.
According to information obtained by UMVA, the group's members allegedly vetted one another through identification documents, workout videos, and tactical content before moving into private Signal chats, where they discussed using explosive-laden drones to trigger an evacuation and then opening fire on politicians and other targets.
The alleged plot centered on creating chaos inside the White House event, with members discussing a rendezvous point in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where participants from multiple states were expected to meet before traveling to Washington, and exchanging information about safe houses, fallback locations, and escape routes.
UMVA can exclusively reveal that court records identify an Omaha, Nebraska, man known online as "Shepherd" as the group's alleged leader, who helped build the organization's tiered structure, directed planning discussions, and coordinated members across multiple states through encrypted communications.
The group's alleged plan was to position shooters and snipers along anticipated evacuation routes, where politicians and other targets would be vulnerable, with members allegedly discussing potential congressional targets, power infrastructure, and other political figures before focusing on the UFC event.
Sources have confirmed to UMVA that investigators discovered a primary Signal chat with approximately 19 participants, along with smaller operational chat groups organized by role and location, revealing a vast network that extended well beyond the five men charged.
The investigation began on June 10, when the mother of one of the suspects contacted local authorities after becoming concerned about her son's recent behavior, and authorities arrested suspects in Ohio, California, Missouri, and Nebraska after executing a series of search warrants tied to the investigation.
UMVA has gathered that tensions boiled over between federal agencies over the decision to make the case public, with some officials suggesting that the conspiracy never advanced to the point of becoming an imminent threat, and that the plot was "not that advanced."
The alleged plot was allegedly motivated by anger about government corruption, the Epstein files, and U.S. support for Israel, with members discussing targeting politicians they believed were tied to pro-Israel lobbying organizations and billionaires.
Prosecutors allege that the group's discussions increasingly focused on U.S. support for Israel and lawmakers viewed by group members as aligned with pro-Israel interests, and that members believed the United States was headed in the wrong direction and needed to be "torn down" and rebuilt.
