They wanted to raise an army, invade an island and enslave the inhabitants. This is not a history book, but rather the facts alleged against two Americans in their twenties, arrested on November 20 and presented before the Eastern District Court of Texasto UNITED STATES.
According to information from New York Timesciting the indictment revealed by prosecutors, Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, plotted a coup on the island of Gonâve, a Haitian island populated by 87,000 inhabitants. Once there, they planned to kill the men and reduce the women and children into sex slaves.
An army of homeless people
Their plan had been in the works since August 2024. Gavin Weisenburg had joined a firefighter training academy to learn “command and control protocols” before flying to the Thailandin order to learn to sail. With his accomplice, they planned to reach the island of Gonâve by sail. For his part, Tanner Thomas joined the army in January. The two young men were also learning Haitian Creole.
Who says coup d’état says army. The two individuals planned to recruit soldiers among homeless people in the region of Washingtonso that they participate in the invasion of the island alongside them. They also inquired about the necessary weapons and ammunition.
Both men were charged with “conspiracy to commit murder or kidnapping abroad.” They are also accused of sexual exploitation of a child after producing a child pornography video. They risk life in prison.
