Louisiana woman Danette Colbert, 48, was arrested last week in connection with the death of Telemundo reporter Adan Manzano near New Orleans after the Kenner Police Department found her in possession of his cell phone and credit cards.
Woman arrested over reporter’s death in New Orleans was previously accused of drugging and robbing another man Telemundo reporter Adan Manzano was found dead in his hotel room near New Orleans last week.
Officials have charged Colbert with fraud and other related crimes in connection with Manzano’s death, NBC News reports, but have yet to determine whether she should be charged with additional crimes.
In a December message to Orleans Criminal District Judge Nandi Campbell, who over saw the case, Butler said he had “grave concerns” about Colbert’s sentence, according to NBC News.
Colbert is well known to New Orleans police with a history of arrests for various financial crimes and running cons, Kenner Police Chief Keith Conley told reporters Friday.
