{"id":176624,"date":"2025-11-24T09:47:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T14:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=176624"},"modified":"2025-11-24T09:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T14:47:05","slug":"federal-charges-in-haitian-island-coup-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=176624","title":{"rendered":"Federal Charges in Haitian Island Coup Attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFantasy Island<\/em><\/p>\n

Airman indicted in plot to take over Haitian island, enslave population<\/h3>\n

Two Texas men, one who joined the Air Force to learn combat skills, are accused of trying to take over a small island off of Haiti.<\/em>
\nNicholas Slayton<\/strong><\/p>\n

An Air Force service member is one of two Texas men accused of trying to seize control of a Haitian island in a violent coup and plotting to enslave its population. Tanner Christopher Thomas, 20, was indicted by the Department of Justice on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Thomas, an airman stationed in Texas, and his alleged co-conspirator Gavin Rivers Weisenberg, 21, were both charged with conspiracy to murder, maim, or kidnap in a foreign country and production of child pornography. The Associated Press reports that both men intend to plead not guilty, according to their lawyers.<\/p>\n

According to the indictment against them, the two made a plan to gather a group of militants and sail to Haiti in an armed expedition. They would take over Gonave Island, a 266-square-mile island off the coast. They allegedly planned to kill all of the men on the island and enslave the women and children and use them as sex slaves. The island has a population of roughly 87,000. They also researched and allegedly planned to buy \u201cmilitary-type rifles,\u201d according to the indictment. They planned to use those with their cadre and take a sailboat to conquer an island with tens of thousands of people.<\/p>\n

The plot started in the summer of 2024, with Weisenberg and Thomas starting to learn Haitian Creole. According to the indictment, Thomas joined the Air Force in January 2025 to gain military skills to help prepare for the coup plot, while his co-conspirator trained as a firefighter; Weisenberg failed out of the fire academy shortly after starting. A spokesperson for Air Education and Training Command confirmed to Task & Purpose that Thomas was assigned to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland with the rank of airman basic.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Task & Purpose<\/a><\/p>\n

The obvious, fatal flaw in the plan was joining the Air Force for military experience. *cough*
\nCan’t make this up. Thanks to a Usual Suspect for the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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