A Missouri man is accused of kidnapping his pregnant girlfriend and driving her across state lines at gunpoint in an attempt to force her to get an abortion .

Kevin Smith, 42, has been sentenced to nearly 16 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping , the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Illinois announced .

On Dec. 6, 2022, a woman sent a photo of a positive pregnancy test to Smith along with the words, "Bae im pregnant," per court documents reviewed by Law&Crime. They spoke that night and agreed that she would have an abortion, but the following morning, she had a change of heart, telling Smith she wanted to keep the child.

His decision was blunt, according to the woman: "I'm going to kill you, b—."

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