A Texas man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping a 13-year-old girl who was rescued in California last year when a passerby saw her hold up a “Help Me!”.

Police say a 13-year-old girl kidnapped in Texas was rescued in Southern California when passersby saw her hold up a “help me” sign in a parked car.

A Texas man has been indicted after he kidnapped a San Antonio girl at gunpoint earlier this month and drove her to Los Angeles, where she escaped by writing “help me” on a piece of paper, according to federal authorities.