Convicted — awaiting sentencing

Arcangel Pretel Ortiz

Also known as: “Colonel Gabriel”

Status: Convicted at trial May 8, 2026 — awaiting sentencing; faces life (NOT yet sentenced)
Role in the case: Tactical planner and director of the plot, coordinating the Colombian contingent. A jury convicted him of material-support conspiracy resulting in death, conspiracy to kill/kidnap abroad, conspiracy against the U.S., and the Neutrality Act expedition count.
Background: Colombian national and U.S. permanent resident in Miami, 50 at his February 2023 arrest. A principal, with Intriago, of CTU Security / CTU Federal Academy.

In the timeline

April 2021

February 14, 2023

March 2026

March 9–10, 2026

Source:AP

May 8, 2026

September 2026 (reported)

Convicted — awaiting sentencing

Also known as: “Colonel Gabriel”

Status: Convicted at trial May 8, 2026 — awaiting sentencing; faces life (NOT yet sentenced)
Role in the case: Tactical planner and director of the plot, coordinating the Colombian contingent. A jury convicted him of material-support conspiracy resulting in death, conspiracy to kill/kidnap abroad, conspiracy against the U.S., and the Neutrality Act expedition count.
Background: Colombian national and U.S. permanent resident in Miami, 50 at his February 2023 arrest. A principal, with Intriago, of CTU Security / CTU Federal Academy.