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Air Force Duo Indicted for Haiti Coup Plot

11/23/2025

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Tanner Christopher Thomas, 20, an Air Force service member, and Gavin Rivers Weisenberg, 21, were indicted for plotting a coup in Haiti to seize Gonave Island.
They planned to kill men and enslave women and children.
The plot began in summer 2024 as they sought militants and weapons.
Thomas was court-martialed for military violations, receiving a dishonorable discharge and three years in confinement.
If convicted, the defendants face life imprisonment.

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Story summary

Tanner Christopher Thomas, 20, an Air Force service member, and Gavin Rivers Weisenberg, 21, were indicted for plotting a coup in Haiti to seize Gonave Island.
They planned to kill men and enslave women and children.
The plot began in summer 2024 as they sought militants and weapons.
Thomas was court-martialed for military violations, receiving a dishonorable discharge and three years in confinement.
If convicted, the defendants face life imprisonment.