Family of missing Van Buren man reaches out to FBI
"Pacheco graduated from Van Buren High School and from February 2015 to February 2017 worked as a surgical technician at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith. He shadowed Mercy doctors until February 2019 as part of his schooling, said Mercy spokesperson Todd Nighswonger.
“I ... want to thank all of my friends and family who came to my graduation and also those who had to watch it online. I appreciate every single one of you for always being supportive and there for me at all times. And to my classmates; we made it!! We finally became doctors and are ready for the next chapters in our careers. I wish you guys the best and look forward to working alongside with you in the future,” Pacheco posted on his Facebook page on June 14.
“It’s kind of scary,” Weaver said. “You think of someone from here, someone graduating high school here, in the medical field trying to be a doctor, and to be missing and the family not being able to get any details on it, being in a different country — it makes it tough, and it makes it tough on the investigation end as well.”