Texas Man Sentenced to 210 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Kidnap Toddler
Steven Andrew Holguin, 42, of El Paso, Texas, was sentenced to 210 months in prison followed by a life term of supervised release for conspiring to kidnap a three-year-old female from a residence in Birmingham, Alabama. Holguin, along with his co-conspirator Elis Salgado-Galindo, kidnapped the toddler with the intent of taking her to her father in Honduras. The kidnapping attempt was thwarted after an Amber Alert was issued, and law enforcement along the Alabama/Mississippi state line were provided with a description of the vehicle, toddler, and suspects. Deputies with the Rankin County, Mississippi Sheriff's Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle matching the description, and the toddler was safely returned to her mother.
Key Takeaways:
- Steven Andrew Holguin was sentenced to 210 months in prison for conspiring to kidnap a three-year-old female from a residence in Birmingham, Alabama.
- Holguin's co-conspirator, Elis Salgado-Galindo, was not charged with a federal crime, but was deported back to Mexico after being turned over to ICE custody on December 14, 2021, due to being unlawfully present in the United States.
- Holguin was previously convicted in 2020 in the United States District Court in the Western District of Texas for conspiracy to transport aliens, and sentenced to six months in federal prison and three years of supervised release.
- The kidnapping attempt was thwarted after an Amber Alert was issued, and law enforcement along the Alabama/Mississippi state line were provided with a description of the vehicle, toddler, and suspects.
- Homeland Security Investigations, Birmingham, investigated the case along with the Birmingham Police Department, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Pearl Mississippi Police Department, and the Rankin County Mississippi Sheriff's Department.
- Assistant U.S. Attorney R. Leann White prosecuted the case against Holguin.
Statistics:
- 210 months: the length of Holguin's prison sentence
- 3 years: the length of Holguin's previous sentence for conspiracy to transport aliens
- 6 months: the length of Holguin's previous prison sentence for conspiracy to transport aliens
- 2021: the year in which Holguin pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit kidnapping and Salgado-Galindo was deported
- 3 years and 10 months: the total length of supervised release for Holguin
Sources:
- United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Alabama
- United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
- Birmingham Police Department
- Rankin County, Mississippi Sheriff's Department
- Homeland Security Investigations, Birmingham
- Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
- Pearl Mississippi Police Department