Floyd Garcia, age 51, from Moville, Iowa, was sentenced March 27, 2026, to 20 years in federal prison for kidnapping.
Evidence showed that in August 2020, Garcia tricked a young woman into leaving her home with him in his pickup truck, ostensibly for a painting job. Instead, he isolated her, held her against her will, and repeatedly sexually assaulted her. He then threatened her life and her family to keep her from reporting the crime to police. On February 23, 2021, Garcia tried to trick her out of her house again, but she told her family and refused to leave.
In a November 19, 2025, plea agreement, Garcia admitted to kidnapping and sexually exploiting the young woman in August 2020 and to attempting to do so again in February 2021. He also admitted to a September 2005 sexual assault in North Dakota that had been unearthed during the investigation.
Garcia was previously convicted in 2005 in Bexar County, Texas, of aggravated kidnapping, assault, burglary, and a number of alcohol-related offenses.
“Thanks to the bravery of these two women, a kidnapping rapist is off the street for the next two decades,” said United States Attorney Leif Olson. “Their courage in the face of this convict’s violence and his threats against their lives was key in the investigation and prosecution. The public’s trust in the U.S. Attorney’s Office and our law-enforcement partners is crucial to our ability to hold criminals accountable in cases like this, which is why we work every day to be worthy of that trust.”
Garcia was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand to 240 months’ imprisonment. He must also serve a 5-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Garcia is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.
The case was investigated by the Woodbury County, Iowa, Sheriff’s Department and the United States Department of Justice’s Federal Bureau of Investigation. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Forde Fairchild.
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