Rickey White, 34, arrested last month in Florida on robbery and fraud charges related to Manzano’s death, then extradited to Louisiana

Grant has also been charged with second-degree murder, three months into the investigation

Adan Manzano, 27, a reporter and anchor for Telemundo based in Kansas City, Missouri, was found dead on February 5 in his hotel room in Kenner, a New Orleans suburb

Danette Colbert, 48, aka the ‘Bourbon Street Hustler’ who was seen on security footage leaving Manzano’s room is charged with second-degree murder, credit cards and cellphone theft

Based on initial evidence Colbert was developed as a suspect and has a record of robbery schemes and device fraud

She was originally facing charges of property crimes, including fraud and theft-related offenses, but following toxicology reports, police tacked on the second-degree murder charge

The expansion of Colbert’s initial fraud charges is attributable to text messages found on her phone as well as “extensive” video evidence from the night of the crime

Over 30 texts between the pair on the night showed they were discussing the modalities of the crime as well as Colbert’s exit from the crime scene

KGKC Telemundo Kansas City reporter Adan Manzano, [photo], 27, was found dead on February 5 in his hotel room in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner. He was in town to cover the Super Bowl

Louisiana authorities 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, three months ago.
Adan Manzano, a 27-year-old reporter and anchor for Telemundo based in Kansas City, Missouri, was found dead on February 5, in his hotel room in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner. 
A local woman seen on security video going with Manzano to his room, then leaving alone one hour later, was the first suspect charged with his murder.
The woman known on the streets of New Orleans as the ‘Bourbon Street Hustler’, real name Danette Colbert, 48, was arrested in February on second-degree murder, as well as stealing the victim’s credit cards and cellphone.

Danette Colbert, aka Bourbon Street Hustler, [photo], 48, accompanied the victim to is room. She left without him about an hour later. She‘s charged with second-degree murder in the death of Adan Manzano as well as stealing Manzano’s credit cards and cellphone

Colbert’s accomplice, [photo], Rickey White who was initially arrested on robbery and fraud charges related to Manzano’s death, has also been charged with second-degree murder as the investigation broadens

Kenner police announced Monday that an accomplice, Rickey White, has also been charged with second-degree murder in the Manzano case.
34-year-old White was arrested in Florida in March on robbery and fraud charges related to Manzano’s death, then extradited to Louisiana.
Kenner police said in a news release that the murder charge against White resulted from ‘continued investigative efforts.’
During a news conference March 18, Kenner Police Chief Keith Conley revealed that investigators had linked White to the female suspect,Danette Colbert, based on ‘correspondence’.
Based on information gleaned from their back and forth, ‘we think they were working hand-in-hand in concert with each other,’ Chief Conley said.

In surveillance footage from the the last time Manzano was seen alive, he is seen trailing behind the woman known on the streets of New Orleans as the ‘Bourbon Street Hustler’, [real name Danette Colbert]. Security video showed the pair entering Manzano’s room together

Based on initial evidence Colbert was developed as a suspect and has a record of robbery schemes and device fraud, She was originally facing charges of property crimes, including fraud and theft-related offenses, according to Kenner police Chief Keith Conley.
However, following toxicology reports, police tacked on the second-degree murder charge.
The expansion of Colbert’s initial fraud charges is attributable to text messages found on her phone as well as “extensive” video evidence from the night of the crime.
The messages were between Colbert and an accomplice identified as Ricky White. Subsequently, White was arrested in Hollywood, Florida, and extradited to Louisiana.
According to the detective’s testimony, Colbert texted White “knock out,” which meant she was with Manzano and was ready to give him a drug and leave with his property.
The detective said White and Colbert had an ongoing, coordinated effort to drug Manzano. The texts revealed that White would provide Colbert with transportation and she also sent him bank codes.

Manzano [left], had been recently widowed after his wife, Ashleigh, [right], died in April 2024 in a car accident. The couple’s young daughter is left completely orphaned 

According to the detective, Colbert would steal victims’ phones and get into their bank accounts through text message codes.
One message read, “Got the phone code. He got money, waiting for him to sleep,” according to the detective.
The detective said Colbert and White exchanged 30 phone calls the night of Manzano’s death. The detective also said Colbert was caught using Manzano’s debit card at a 24/7 discount store in New Orleans the night he died.

Danette Colbert, [photo], also known as the ‘Bourbon Street Hustler’ on the streets of New Orleans has a lengthy criminal history dating back to 2012, including prior arrests for drugging and robbing men at different hotspots around the nation, including new Orleans and Las Vegas

While an attorney for Colbert had said that police were making ‘assumptions and guesses’ to link her to Manzano’s death, Ricky White’s attorney, Kevin Boshea, Boshea, said Monday that 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 said, ‘so how can he be guilty of murder?’
Boshea argued that his client was not in the state when Manzano died and said he had no tie to the crime.
The state argued that the text messages between the two and the fact that he provided Colbert with a car were proof of aiding and abetting her in the scheme.
Boshea said 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.

Danette Colbert was arrested [photo], in 2014 for drugging and robbing a man, after detectives showed the manager a wanted poster with CCTV images of her wearing a blonde wig in the hotel. The manager called cops when she showed up

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 result in someone dying.
An autopsy found 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 told reporters in March.
Police said security video from Manzano’s hotel showed him and Colbert entering his room together the day of his death. Footage showed Colbert leaving without him about an hour later.
Authorities have said 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 said Manzano’s medical records showed no prescriptions for Xanax or other depressants. By contrast they recovered the drug from Colbert’s home.