Police charge 2nd suspect with murder in the death of a Super Bowl reporter at his hotel

Louisiana leadership on Monday charged a second suspect with murder in the death of a television reporter who had traveled to New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl Adan Manzano a -year-old reporter and anchor for Telemundo based in Kansas City Missouri was uncovered dead Feb in his hotel room in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner A woman seen on safeguard video leaving Manzano s room was later charged with second-degree murder and with stealing his credit cards and cellphone Kenner police informed Monday that an accomplice -year-old Rickey White has also been charged with second-degree murder White was arrested in Florida in March on robbery and fraud charges related to Manzano s death then extradited to Louisiana Kenner police mentioned in a news release that the murder charge against White resulted from continued investigative efforts but officers gave no further details Kenner Police Chief Keith Conley stated at a news conference March that investigators had linked White to Danette Colbert the first suspect charged in the occurrence based on correspondence and information where they were going back and forth So we think they were working hand-in-hand in concert with each other An attorney for White Kevin Boshea reported he hadn t been informed of the murder charge before an Associated Press reporter called him Monday I don t think he s guilty of the other crimes Boshea commented so how can he be guilty of murder Boshea stated he pressed police during a preliminary hearing on the robbery and fraud charges last month to show evidence that White was in the New Orleans area when Manzano died but they presented none An attorney for Colbert had commented that police were making assumptions and guesses to link her to Manzano s death Under Louisiana law a defendant can be charged with second-degree murder for distributing drugs that cause a death or for committing certain crimes including robbery that development in someone dying An autopsy located Manzano died lying facedown on a pillow and unable to breathe after ingesting a combination of alcohol and the depressant Xanax Jefferson Parish Coroner Gerry Cvitanovich reported reporters in March Police declared protection video from Manzano s hotel evidenced him and Colbert entering his room together the day of his death Footage indicated Colbert leaving without him about an hour later Personnel have commented Colbert later used Manzano s credit card to make a purchase at a New Orleans gas station and at several stores in the area Police have also stated Manzano s therapeutic records revealed no prescriptions for Xanax or other depressants and that they recovered the drug from Colbert s home