MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Two people have been arrested in Manatee County after a body was found in the trunk of a car early Sunday morning.
According to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office, Palmetto Police officers were patrolling the Palmetto Estuary Nature Preserve when they found the body of Manuel Escobar in the vehicle. Detectives said Escobar had multiple gunshot wounds to his body.
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office said homicide detectives determined Escobar was shot on the 2800 block of 5th Street East in Bradenton in an argument over money, and his body was later put in an abandoned car at the estuary park.
Detectives said they developed probable cause to arrest Freddy Sandoval, 25, in connection with the shooting. Detectives also obtained an arrest warrant for second-degree murder for Idus Murkensen, 20.
Murkensen was arrested late Monday morning and is believed to be the shooter.
“You know, it might just be time we take a look if HOAs are really even necessary.
Maybe we should just do away with homeowner associations as a whole.”
South Florida lawmaker Rep. Juan Carlos Porras (R-Miami) says it may be time to do away with homeowners associations altogether, as more Floridians speak out about rising fees, costly lawsuits, and even arrests tied to HOA disputes. He said this week that he is considering filing legislation in the next session that would abolish HOAs statewide.
