A third person has been arrested in connection with the death of Telemundo reporter Adan Manzano during the Super Bowl in New Orleans earlier this year.
Concretely, police in Kenner, west of New Orleans, accused Christian Anderson of playing a role in a plot to drug and rob people, NBC News reported. Authorities said he rented the car used by Danette Colbert, one of the two other suspects in the case, who has been charged with second-degree murder, fraud and theft in the case.
The Kenner Police Department added that Anderson allegedly provided logistical support to Colbert after Manzano was found dead in a hotel in the city. He is also accused of seeking to benefit from Manzano's stolen assets.
Investigators reached the conclusion after reviewing conversations between the two. They concluded that Anderson "played an active role in a coordinated pattern of targeting victims, drugging them, and stealing personal property, including phones and financial account access."
Manzano was a sideline reporter for Telemundo Kansas City who was in New Orleans covering Super Bowl LIX. He was found dead on Feb. 6 when hotel staff doing a wellness check found his body facing down on a pillow. A preliminary autopsy listed his death as the combined toxic effects of alprazolam —an anti-anxiety drug also known as Xanax— and ethanol. The same substance was found at Colbert's residence. She was later arrested as a suspect and held without a bond due to previously being accused in several other fraud cases, some of which included allegations of drugging.
Manzano's blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit. When it is combined with alprazolam, the toxic mix can create breathing complications.
Before being charged with second-degree murder, authorities were already investigating Colbert as she had a lengthy criminal history that included allegations of drugging other men and stealing thousands of dollars from them via cryptocurrency.
One of her previous victims was David Butler, who said he encountered Colbert in 2021 while he was in New Orleans renovating a property he owns. Butler told NBC News that he met Colbert at a French Quarter bar. After agreeing to a drink, Butler said he started to feel disoriented and Colbert offered to get him home.
The other person arrested in connection with the crime is Rickey White. He was taken into custody in Florida in March on robbery charges, illegal transmission of monetary funds, computer fraud and bank fraud.
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