The Texas man who kidnapped a teenage girl and drove her across the United States before she was rescued by locals who saw her "help me" note​ has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.

A Cleburne man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping a 13-year-old girl at gunpoint in San Antonio and taking her to California has been sentences to 3.5 decades in prison.

A man who kidnapped a 13-year-old girl at gunpoint in Texas, then repeatedly sexually assaulted her while driving her to Long Beach, where she was rescued by waving a "help me'' note to passersby, was sentenced Friday to 35 years in federal prison.

A man who kidnapped a 13-year-old girl at gunpoint in Texas, then repeatedly sexually assaulted her while driving her to Long Beach, where she was rescued by waving a “help me n