Miguel Garcia, 44, pleaded guilty to Aggravated Kidnapping with a Deadly Weapon in connection with the abduction of Stacey Williams, 58, who was later found dead in Terry County. Garcia also pleaded guilty to Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon for shooting Williams’s son during the kidnapping.
Garcia was sentenced to 45 years in prison for the first charge and 20 for the second. However, the sentences will be served concurrently, meaning at the same time.
EverythingLubbock.com previously reported officers were called to the 100 block of Waco Avenue at 11:25 p.m. on March 12, 2024. According to the affidavit, Williams’s son told police that Williams heard a knock at the door and discovered Garcia, who she had met before at Sonik Mart. According to court documents, her son heard the two talking and later heard a struggle.
An affidavit detailed security video that showed Garcia at the apartment complex. Court records said the video initially showed Garcia knock on the wrong door. The video showed Garcia linger in front of Williams’s door for a minute before going back to his vehicle. He then returned with a gun and knocked again at the neighbor’s door. Video showed Garcia went back to Williams’s apartment and knocked.
The next time Garcia is visible in the security video, court documents said he was seen with his left arm around Williams’s head, dragging her out of the complex. Court records stated Williams was “clearly fighting” and trying to get away. The video showed Garcia point his gun at Williams and shove her towards his vehicle. At that point, Williams’s son came outside and was shot in the back and injured. Prosecutors explained to EverythingLubbock.com that Williams had a heart attack while Garcia abducted her and shot her son. Garcia then proceeded to force Williams into his truck and later left her body in Terry County.
Williams’s body was found on March 13 along Highway 137, about six miles outside of Brownfield. Garcia was arrested by the Lubbock Police Department’s SWAT team later that afternoon.
Garcia received 535 days of jail credit for time already spent behind bars.
