Miguel Garcia, 44, pleaded guilty to aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault after a violent abduction that left 58-year-old Stacey Williams dead and her son wounded. He’ll serve a 45-year prison sentence, though his two charges will run at the same time—because apparently shooting someone and dragging their mother to her death only warrants a “buy one, get one free” sentencing.
The crime unfolded in March 2024, when Garcia, armed with a gun, forced his way into Williams’s apartment. Security footage showed him dragging her away while she struggled to break free. When her son tried to intervene, Garcia shot him in the back before shoving Williams into his truck. She suffered a fatal heart attack during the ordeal, and her body was dumped in Terry County.
Garcia was arrested by Lubbock SWAT later that same day, but not before leaving behind a trail of trauma and loss. Williams’s son survived, but the damage—both physical and emotional—is something no sentence can undo.
In a city where “concurrent sentencing” is just another phrase for “lifetime discount,” justice feels more like a clearance rack than a courtroom.
