Nebraskan accused in plot to kill president blossomed in college before troubling turn, friends say
Not long ago, he was in a college honor society and gave campus tours to prospective UNK students. But hidden from public view, he was growing unhinged in private chats, friends say. Recent messages viewed by Flatwater show Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez calling himself a soldier and suggesting secret “big projects in the works.”

This photo, from the Department of Homeland Security website, shows
Hermosillo Alvarez after his arrest - Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez served for a year as a student diplomat on behalf of the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s admissions department. This photo is from 2015.
