Jackson County Judge: Legislator Abarca Violated Protection Order

A messy divorce continues to play out in public . . .

TKC readers notice so many (but not all) of Legislator Abarca's critics have taken to constant social media updates on the "drama" that's actually involves some real life suffering. 

Kansas City political reality: Hard times for any elected official ALWAYS bring out a bevy of opportunists.  

What's really sketchy is that so many of Manny's political rivals claim they're following the drama to help the youngsters involved . . . As if 30-something updating their socials ever REALLY helped anybody . . .  

Still . . . From our angle we're also following this story because it involves an elected official and it has become a feeding frenzy for lesser news outlets without much insight into the real story.

Accordingly, here's the latest transcription of court deets . . . 

Judge Courtney Anne Wachel announced the ordinance violation Wednesday afternoon and set a court date of 9 a.m. on July 10.

The municipal summons in the case indicated that Abarca violated the protection order at 10:29 p.m. on Monday, June 2.

Over the weekend, Alexis Michelle, with whom Abarca has a 2-year-old son, posted she had not seen her son since Sunday afternoon, June 1.

A missing persons report was filed with Shawnee, Kansas, police.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

KSHB: Judge cites Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca with violating protection order

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