William McKinnley Garland, Sex Trafficking, Texas 2026

Plano Man and Woman Convicted of Sex Trafficking in Collin County

PLANO, Texas – A Plano man and woman have been convicted of federal sex trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.

William McKinnley Garland, 43, of Plano, was found guilty by a jury of coercion and enticement and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. Anastasiya Claire Lyons, 34, of Plano, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking.

The verdicts were reached on January 22, 2026, following a seven-day trial before U.S. District Judge Sean D. Jordan.

“William Garland and Anastasiya Lyons preyed on vulnerable young women to lure them into their web. Through horrific physical abuse and psychological manipulation, they exploited women into selling their bodies for the benefit of Garland, Lyons, and the other co-conspirators,” said United States Attorney Jay R. Combs.

“William Garland and Anastasiya Lyons conviction is the result of years of dedicated work by our detectives, the FBI, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office and it sends a clear message that our community will not tolerate the exploitation of vulnerable individuals,” said Plano Police Chief Ed Drain.

According to evidence introduced at trial, Garland and Lyons ran a sex trafficking operation between 2020 and December 2023 in Plano. A recruiter sought out young women on various social media platforms for the organization. Multiple victims testified that they believed that the role involved modeling or escorting and that they would be eligible to make large sums of money doing so. In fact, the women were recruited to engage in prostitution at various hotels in the Collin County area.

The women testified to being afraid of Garland, given his threats of violence toward the women and their family members. Three co-defendants pleaded guilty to federal sex trafficking charges in 2025 and are awaiting sentencing dates.

Robberta Marie Khan, 29, of Euless, pleaded guilty on May 21, 2025, to coercion and enticement and faces up to 20 years in federal prison at sentencing. Jalen Alexander Bobo, 26, of Dallas, pleaded guilty on May 27, 2025, to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and faces up to life in federal prison at sentencing. Selena Rose McCombs, 25, of North Carolina, pleaded guilty on December 10, 2025, to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and is awaiting sentencing and faces up to life in federal prison as sentencing.

Garland and Lyons face up to life in federal prison at sentencing. The maximum statutory sentence prescribed by Congress is life in prison for each defendant.

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