Two men from Texas have been charged with an alleged plot involving an invasion of an island off Haiti, where they planned to murder the men and use women and children as sex slaves, according to a federal indictment. Gavin Rivers Weisenburg, 21, of Allen, and Tanner Christopher Thomas, 20, of Argyle were named in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas, charging them with conspiracy to murder, maim, or kidnap in a foreign country and production of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office stated. According to court documents, between August 2024 and July 2025, Weisenburg and Thomas conspired to recruit and lead an unlawful expeditionary force to the Island of Gonave, part of the Republic of Haiti, for the purpose of carrying out their rape fantasies. They planned to purchase a sailboat, firearms, and ammunition, then recruit members of the District of Columbia-area homeless population to serve as a mercenary force as they invaded Gonave Island and staged a coup d’etat. The plan included murdering all men on the island to turn women and children into sex slaves. Weisenburg and Thomas undertook numerous overt acts in furtherance of their invasion plan, including making operational and logistical plans, learning Haitian Creole language, recruiting others to join the invasion plan, and researching and enrolling in schools to acquire skills relevant to the invasion plan. Thomas even enlisted in the U.S. Air Force to acquire military skills relevant to the invasion plan. They are also charged with production of child pornography in a related count in the indictment. Gonave Island, located in the Gulf of Gonave, has a population of nearly 100,000. It is located in Port-au-Prince Bay and is the largest island off the island of Hispaniola. Despite picture-postcard beaches and views, its population has suffered widespread hunger, according to the La Gonave Community & Child Association. Weisenburg, of Allen, and Thomas, of Argyle, face up to life in federal prison if convicted of the conspiracy to murder, maim or kidnap in a foreign country charges. They separately face up to 30 years — and at least 15 — if convicted on the child porn counts.