A Louisiana A woman with drug history was arrested following the death of a journalist from Kanas City Telemundo who was in town to cover the Super bowlPolice said on Friday.
According to the Kenner police department, Adan Manzano27 years old, was found who does not react Inside his hotel room will contemplate Inn in Kenner, Louisiana on Wednesday.
Danette Colbert was arrested two days later on Friday February 7, after an investigation revealed that she would have used Manzano credit cards in several stores in the New Orleans area. The police said they started to follow the activity of the Manzano credit card after discovering that the credit card he had used to check in the hotel was not on his body or in the room of hotel.
A screenshot of the photo of the Cup of Danette Colbert presented at the press conference of the Kenner police.
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During press conferencePolice chief Keith Conley told journalists that hotel security images showed that Colbert with Manzano entering his hotel room around 4:35 a.m. on Wednesday. The camera would have captured Colbert leaving the hotel room alone later during the day.
As of February 7, Colbert was “accused only of property crimes, including fraud and offenses related to theft”, but “this investigation remains in progress”, according to a police statement. She is currently detained in the prison of the parish of Orleans.
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“You asked if it was a homicide, I don’t know where it will end. We will let the evidence lead us to the final result and not speculate, “said Conley.
“As soon as the coroner ends his conclusions and classify him as a homicide or whatever death, the evidence leads him, then these accusations could be improved,” he added.
The police said that Colbert had an arrest file “which includes allegations of drug men, theft of money, the fraudulent use of credit and debit cards and other financial crimes”. (When writing these lines, his exact age is not clear.)
They also urged anyone who recognizes Colbert and has information “concerning his involvement in these crimes” to contact the police service.
Manzano worked as a touch journalist for KGKC, Affilié de Telemundo de Kansas City, according to the station.
KGKC published a statement in a press release on the journalist on Thursday. “We are saddened to share that Adan Manzano died yesterday in New Orleans,” KGKC said in a press release. “We cooperate with the police when they investigate this tragic event.”
They described Manzano as a “real professional and rising star who illustrated excellence in his work”.
“We will miss Adan deeply and his passion for sport, and the contributions he has made to the local community,” said the station. “Our thoughts and sincere condolences go to his family and loved ones during this difficult period.”
Manzano’s death comes less than a year after his wife, Ashleigh Leeann Boyd Manzano, died in a car accident in Topeka, Kansas, April 11, 2024.
According to her necrology, she and Manzano shared a girl, Eleanor.
“Ashleigh was the nicest, most attentive and most beautiful person. Her sparkling personality was contagious and illuminates any room in which she entered ”, she necrology Read. “She was a ray of sunshine and always had a smile on her face. Ashleigh touched so many lives and had a positive influence on all those she met! She was a 15 -month -old mother, Eleanor, who became Ashleigh’s whole world. »»
The investigation is underway.
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