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Hot Springs Man Enters Guilty Plea to Kidnapping and Aggravated Sexual Abuse by Force

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Arkansas

            Hot Springs, Arkansas – Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that on February 27, 2017, Lynn Terrance Breckenridge, II, age 26, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, pleaded guilty to one count of Kidnapping in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1201(a)(2) and one count of Aggravated Sexual Abuse by Force, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 2241(a). According to the plea agreement, in the early morning hours of October 5, 2014, Breckenridge picked up the victim on Park Avenue in Hot Springs, claiming to offer a ride to the victim’s residence. Breckenridge then refused to take the victim to her residence and continued to drive around Hot Springs and the Hot Springs National Park, which is under exclusive federal jurisdiction. While driving in the Hot Springs National Park, Breckenridge used a handgun to force the victim to perform a sexual act. Breckenridge eventually released the victim, and she reported the assault to the Hot Springs Police Department. The change of plea was accepted by the Honorable Susan O. Hickey, in the United States District Court in Hot Springs.

            The offenses to which Breckenridge pled guilty carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Sentencing will occur at a later date.

            This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Hot Springs Police Department and the National Park Service. Assistant United States Attorneys Kyra Jenner and Candace Taylor prosecuted the case for the United States.

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Updated March 1, 2017

Topic
Violent Crime