UMVA has learned that a major breakthrough in counter-terrorism efforts has led to the arrest of a key suspect allegedly behind a thwarted attack on a high-profile UFC event over the weekend.
The suspect, identified as Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez, a 31-year-old Mexican national in the United States illegally, was detained by the FBI in Omaha on Sunday, before ICE lodged a detainer against him. Officials believe Alvarez was the ringleader of a group planning a horrific attack against government officials in a mass casualty event.
According to information obtained by UMVA, Alvarez allegedly directed and recruited others across the country to conduct the attack from his home in Nebraska. The FBI worked around the clock to locate and apprehend Alvarez, taking him into custody and collecting crucial evidence.
The investigation revealed that Alvarez, who used the name "Shepherd" in an encrypted chat app, was responsible for orchestrating the planned attack. Conversations uncovered by investigators included maps of the area specifying drone launch points and ideal sniper positions, as well as messages about making drones with explosives.
One message from "Shepherd" to another suspect read: "As many and as deadly as we can get." The complaint also alleges that Alvarez provided a photo and directions to an old church in Western, Neb., to be used as their safe zone.
The plot allegedly involved deploying drones armed with explosives in and around the UFC event to force an evacuation, and then deploying snipers to fire upon "high-value targets" within the fleeing crowd. Five arrests have been made so far, including Alvarez, Tycen C. Proper, Bryan Omar Roa, Michael Alan Thomas, and Daniel K. Eskridge.
UMVA can exclusively reveal that investigators found their way to Alvarez while investigating Proper, who allegedly had been stockpiling weapons and communicating with groups online. The court records say Proper told authorities he connected with Alvarez on TikTok before they moved their conversation to an encrypted messaging app.
The intended targets of the plot allegedly included President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. The group planned to meet in Virginia and use drones during a demonstration to blow up the north side of the UFC arena, then shoot the crowd as they evacuated to the south.
