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

Louisiana personnel 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 exposed dead Feb in his hotel room in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner A woman seen on precaution video leaving Manzano s room was later charged with second-degree murder and with stealing his credit cards and cellphone Kenner police released 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 commented in a news release that the murder charge against White resulted from continued investigative efforts but authorities gave no further details Kenner Police Chief Keith Conley explained at a news conference March that investigators had linked White to Danette Colbert the first suspect charged in the incident 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 noted 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 reported so how can he be guilty of murder Boshea declared 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 reported 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 impact in someone dying An autopsy discovered 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 advised reporters in March Police disclosed safety video from Manzano s hotel revealed him and Colbert entering his room together the day of his death Footage evidenced Colbert leaving without him about an hour later Bureaucrats have explained 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 reported Manzano s therapeutic records demonstrated no prescriptions for Xanax or other depressants and that they recovered the drug from Colbert s home