The woman accused in the death of Kansas City reporter Adan Manzano (picture right) during Super Bowl week is facing a second degree murder charge.
Danette Colbert (left) was originally charged with fraud and theft following Manzano’s death last month in a Kenner hotel room.
According to police, detectives have now re-arrested Colbert on a second-degree murder charge.
Colbert was captured on security video arriving at the hotel with Manzano, then leaving alone about an hour later. Police allege Colbert used Manzano’s credit card in New Orleans after his death.
Investigators later recovered the credit card and Manzano’s cellphone at Colbert’s apartment in Slidell.
According to police, Manzano had an anti-anxiety drug commonly sold as Xanax in his system at the time of his death.
During a press conference Tuesday, Kenner police also announced that an alleged accomplice was arrested in Florida. Ricky White, who is awaiting extradition to Louisiana, was booked on charges of simple robbery, purse snatching, access device fraud, illegal transfer of monetary funds, bank fraud, and computer fraud.
Colbert remains in the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center.
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