Hours after he was arrested and booked on domestic violence charges, Jackson County Legislator Manuel “Manny” Abarca IV issued his first public statement on the situation that put him on the missing persons list for several days.
“This is a matter of current litigation, so, unfortunately, there is not much I can say about this case at this time,” Abarca wrote in an email sent to the news media shortly before 10 p.m. Wednesday. “ However, I will say that I love my children more than anything, and I will always put them first. I hope that this issue is decided quickly so that the entire story can be told.”
Abarca was arrested Wednesday afternoon on domestic battery charges after a nearly week-long situation that saw his estranged wife, Alexia Garcia, pleading on Facebook for the return of their 2-year-old son and Abarca’s whereabouts unknown…