Terry DeWayne Macon, 29, of Grand Junction, Tennessee, was sentenced today to 360 months (30 years) in prison for transporting a minor across state lines to engage in sexual activity. Chief U.S. District Judge Debra M. Brown sentenced Macon in Greenville, Mississippi, after his December 2025 federal jury conviction.
He will also serve five years of supervised release and register as a sex offender. Court documents revealed Macon met a 14-year-old Mississippi teen online in July 2024. Over the next month, he drove her from Mississippi to Tennessee three times, admitting to sex acts. Macon was 27 at the time.
Mississippi’s FBI Child Abduction Response Team, alongside the Corinth Police Department and other Tennessee agencies, located the victim with Macon in Grand Junction, Tennessee, and safely returned her. He was found guilty on all counts of transporting a minor in interstate commerce for unlawful sexual activity. Already on federal supervised release, he received a concurrent 24-month sentence for violations.
U.S. Attorney Scott Leary stated, “Those who would abuse children are among the most abhorrent of criminals. Law enforcement will work tirelessly to hunt you down and put you in jail, which is exactly what happened in this case.” Special Agent in Charge Robert Eikhoff of the FBI Jackson Field Office added, "There is no place in our communities for those who prey on children. The FBI and our partners remain committed to bringing justice to every individual who seeks to exploit or abuse children."
Corinth Police Department Chief Landon Tucker commended the collaborative effort. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Julie Addison and Parker King prosecuted the case, part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide Department of Justice initiative combating child sexual exploitation.