Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping 10-Year-Old Girl

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—This morning, TERRANCE LYNN MCGUIRE, 27, of Canyon, Texas, pled guilty to kidnapping a 10-year-old girl and transporting her from Oklahoma to Texas to New Mexico, announced Robert J. Troester, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.

According to court records, on January 18, 2007, the minor victim was riding her bicycle near her home in Texhoma, Oklahoma, when at approximately 6:30 p.m. a man stopped to ask for directions and lured the girl into his vehicle. The man, later identified to be Terrance Lynn McGuire, threatened the girl, put a mask over her head, bound her arms, taped her mouth shut, and placed her in the trunk of his car. McGuire first drove to Dumas, Texas, and then to a house in Clovis, New Mexico. The following day, January 19, 2007, McGuire drove to a convenience store in Clovis, New Mexico, where he released the girl who notified store employees and immediately called authorities.

In June, McGuire was identified as the perpetrator of the kidnapping based on a tip provided to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. McGuire was arrested without incident on August 7, 2009, in Canyon, Texas, by the FBI and Canyon City Police Department.

McGuire pled guilty to the kidnapping charge today before United States District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange. He remains in custody pending sentencing.

At sentencing, McGuire faces no less than 20 years and a maximum of life in federal prison. A sentencing hearing will be set by the Court in approximately 90 days.

This case is a result of an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Texas County Sheriff’s Office, Texhoma Police Department, Texas County District Attorney’s Office, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, Guymon Police Department, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, and Clovis Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Dave Walling, Lee Borden and Chris Stephens.