A woman last seen with a sports reporter before he was found dead in his hotel room after traveling to New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl has been charged with second-degree murder, police announced on Tuesday.
Adan Manzano, a reporter for KGKC Telemundo Kansas City and Tico Sports, was found dead in his hotel room in Kenner, Louisiana, on Feb. 5, police said.
A woman who police said was seen going into Manzano's hotel room hours before he was found dead -- Danette Colbert of Slidell, Louisiana -- was initially charged with property crimes, including theft and fraud-related offenses, after police said she had his cellphone and credit card in her home.
PHOTO: In this photo released by Telemundo, Adan Manzano is shown. (Telemundo)
PHOTO: In this photo released by Telemundo, Adan Manzano is shown. (Telemundo)
On Tuesday, she was also booked on a second-degree murder charge, Kenner Police Chief Keith Conley.
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"We recognize it's going to be a circumstantial case," Conley said during a press briefing, though he called getting the probable cause affidavit signed for the second-degree murder charge "a good start."
"We're not going to give up. We are still investigating this case around the clock," he said.
PHOTO: The Kenner Police Department provided surveillance footage that they say shows Adan Manzano and Danette Colbert getting off the elevator in a hotel hallway. (Kenner Police Department)
PHOTO: The Kenner Police Department provided surveillance footage that they say shows Adan Manzano and Danette Colbert getting off the elevator in a hotel hallway. (Kenner Police Department)
Surveillance video shows Manzano and Colbert at his hotel the morning of Feb. 5, police said. Colbert was seen leaving his room and coming back, then leaving again later that morning, police said. No one else entered the room and Manzano never left.
A toxicology report revealed the presence of an anti-anxiety medication in Manzano's system, police said last month while awaiting the autopsy report.
Investigators have identified locations where the two were seen together in New Orleans, police said.
PHOTO: The booking photo for Danette Colbert. (Kenner Police Department)
PHOTO: The booking photo for Danette Colbert. (Kenner Police Department)
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Colbert was ordered held without bail on Feb. 25 after a judge in Jefferson Parish decided she was a flight risk and a danger, citing her prior criminal history.
Since Colbert's arrest on Feb. 6, the Kenner Police Department said it has been contacted by people "claiming to be victims or reporting suspicious deaths under similar circumstances."
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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