Angola man pleads guilty to manslaughter charges

The Steuben County’s Prosecutors Office says an Angola man who stabbed his fiancee and killed her brother in an early April altercation has pleaded guilty to reduced charges. 32 year old Edwin Garcia pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and attempted voluntary manslaughter last Thursday in Steuben Circuit Court. The case stems from charges related to the April 9 killing of 30-year-old Jonathan Abuja and stabbing of Amber Lynn Abuja. The initial charges of murder and attempted murder against Garcia were dropped as part of the plea deal with prosecutors, which calls for a sentence of no more than 20 years per count. Garcia will be sentenced in Steuben County on February 14th.