Khaberni - In a shocking case resembling scenarios from horror fantasy films, serious charges were brought in the United States against two men from Dallas, Texas, after they were accused of planning to form an "army of homeless people" to invade the island of Gonave in Haiti and enslave its inhabitants, especially the women, in addition to accusations related to sexually exploiting children.
According to the Mirror newspaper, Gavin Rivers Eisenberg (21 years old) and Tanner Christopher Thomas (20 years old) are accused of devising a bloody plan aimed at killing all the men on the island and assaulting the women and children.
They were formally charged on Thursday with conspiracy to murder, maim, or kidnap in a foreign country, alongside producing child pornography based on charges that include convincing a minor to engage in immoral conduct.
Crazy scheme to create a mercenary force
Federal prosecution documents indicate that the accused planned to buy a boat and weapons, before recruiting people from the homeless in Washington D.C. to act as a mercenary force, with one of them, according to the indictment, joining the U.S. Army to gain combat skills to aid in executing an armed coup on the island.
Gonave Island, located 38 miles off the coast of Haiti and with a population of about 87,000, was the supposed target of this operation.
Defense denies… prosecutors confident
The lawyers of the accused said their clients deny any real attempt to carry out this plan. John Helms, lawyer for Thomas, stated: "They never attempted any of this at all." He added that the prosecution will have a great difficulty in proving intent to execute, as described.
Training… and trips without results
The indictment also reveals that Eisenberg attended a fire academy near Dallas to receive training that could be beneficial in the attack, but failed to complete it. He also traveled to Thailand with the intention to learn sailing, but he backed out due to the costs.
As for Thomas, he joined the U.S. Air Force in January of last year, and informed his partner via social media that he joined the military to support their plan. During his service, he was transferred to Andrews Air Base in Maryland to, according to the prosecution, help in recruiting the homeless.
The investigation was conducted by several agencies, including the Office of Investigation specializing in the Air Force.
Severe penalties await the accused
If convicted, the two men face 30 years in prison for child sexual exploitation, and life imprisonment for conspiracy to murder, maim, or kidnap in a foreign country.
A case that shows one of the strangest and most brutal conspiracies that have reached American courts in recent years.
