Two Americans wanted to seize a Haitian island with an “army of homeless people” and establish a slave regime.
Gavin Weisenberg, age 21, and Tanner Thomas, age 20, two young Texans, had been scheming to capture the island of Gonâve, situated off the Haitian coast, for almost a year.
The narrative might resemble a bizarre storyline for a dark comedy, yet it is a factual account.
Having discerned that the island possessed a fragile government, widespread destitution, and scarce resources, they resolved to exploit the circumstance and envisioned creating their personal dominion there.
They scrutinized maps, itineraries, indigenous existence, and even attended educational institutions to prepare: one enrolled in a fire academy to enhance his physics knowledge, the other at an Air Force base to acquire some semblance of military expertise.
However, the most preposterous facet of the scheme was their projected “army.” The individuals intended to enlist unhoused individuals from Washington, equip them with weaponry, and dispatch them to invade the island.
The women of Gonâve, according to their design, were intended to become sexual chattels—a degree of imagination that already veers into blatant brutality and unlawful derangement.
The “commanders” failed because the Air Force authority observed Thomas's peculiar conduct and initiated an inquiry. Following their detention, both rapidly confessed. They now confront a potential life sentence.
