By Mike Stoll, Austin Daily Herald

 

AUSTIN — Police have released the identity of an 18-year-old woman found dead in front of an Austin residence Saturday morning.

Austin Police Chief David McKichan stated the body was that of Erica Manzano of Austin. Manzano was found dead by a relative outside of a residence in the 800 block of Eighth Avenue Southwest.

McKichan also identified a male arrested at the scene as Abraham Dario Cervantes-Paz, 20, of Austin. Cervantes-Paz was on the roof of the residence when police arrived. He fled, but was caught and arrested for a probation violation in June charges of felony second-degree assault-dangerous weapon, felony terroristic threats and misdemeanor domestic assault, for which he was on pretrial release.

Cervantes-Paz is currently being held at the Mower County Jail for the probation violation. While Cervantes-Paz was known to Manzano, McKichan clarified that he is not being held in connection to Manzano’s death.

The case is still under investigation. A cause of death has yet to be determined.