Texas men charged in plot to attack Haitian island and enslave women, children as sex slaves

Two young men from Texas are facing federal charges after prosecutors say they conspired to invade an island off the Haitian coast, murder its male residents and enslave the women and children—a disturbing scheme that prosecutors allege was intended to facilitate mass killings and sexual enslavement on the island of La Gonâve.

Gavin Rivers Weisenburg, 21, of Allen, and Tanner Christopher Thomas, 20, of Argyle, were indicted by a grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas on two federal counts: conspiracy to murder, maim or kidnap in a foreign country, and production of child pornography. The indictment, unsealed Nov. 20, outlines a months-long plan allegedly targeting La Gonâve, a large island west of mainland Haiti.

According to prosecutors, Weisenburg and Thomas made preparations between August 2024 and July 2025 to launch an armed assault on the island. They allegedly planned to purchase a sailboat, acquire firearms and ammunition, and recruit men to join them from the homeless population in Washington, D.C. Their goal, authorities said, was to kill all the men on the island and enslave the remaining women and children.

The two men allegedly studied Haitian Creole, made logistical plans, and enrolled in educational programs to support the plot. Prosecutors said Thomas also enlisted in the U.S. Air Force to gain military training relevant to the plan.

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