Authorities said a woman who has repeatedly accused of being arrested after robbing men after drugs was arrested on Thursday in connection with a one -day Telimondo Kansas City reporter in connection with death in connection with a reporter. It was in the city to cover the super bowl.
This woman, slide, La. The 48 -year -old Danet Colbert was the last man who was spotted with 27 -year -old Aden Manzano before his body was discovered in his hotel room on Wednesday, police chief Keith A Conley, in Canner. , Said during a Friday News Conference.
The chief said he had also stolen Mr Manzano’s cellphone and one of his credit cards, and used it in several stores in the New Orleans area.
Investigators said they were still waiting for the post -mortem results to determine how Mr Manzano, who Last year lost his wife in a car accident And she had a young daughter, she died.
Jefferson Parish Coroner’s office did not immediately respond to the request for information on Mr Manzano’s post -mortem status on Friday.
Nevertheless, Chief Conley said that the methods of Ms Colbert, which have been accused of fraud and theft so far, have a model of targeting men.
“She plays a game of trust,” she said. “She is definitely guilty of his career.”
In 2022, Ms Colbert was accused of several crimes in Nevada when two men told police that she had been taken into drugs and looted while living in gambling bases on the Las Vegas belt. Las Vegas Review Journal reported Point
One of them told investigators that after inviting Ms Colbert and another woman to her room, she woke up with a bloody nose and lost $ 50,000 in cash, a Rolex Watch, $ 30,000, in casino bases, 000 11,000, $ 5,000 Louis vote bag, according to the newspaper, its iPhone 11 and a $ 2,000 sach. The other person said he had undergone a similar test: his Audmares Pigot Royal Oak Watch, worth 000 60,000, plus gambling bases plus gambling bases. Me too
Judicial records show that both cases, which authorities mentioned at a Friday news conference, were excluded. It was unclear why the prosecutors did not move forward with the allegations against Ms Colbert, whom police said in Kenner told that two years ago, Jefferson was involved in another drug case in Parish, LA. Information about the results of this case was not immediately available. On Friday.
It was not immediately clear whether Ms Colbert, who was taken into custody on Thursday night in New Orleans, was a lawyer.
During a Friday news conference, officials said videos of surveillance in Kamfrat Sweet in Kenner show that Mr Manzano entered his hotel room with Ms Colbert around 4:30 am on Wednesday morning. Police said that shortly afterwards, Ms Colbert left the room and then stayed till 6 in the morning. Mr Manzano never appeared in the video. His body was discovered during a welfare check on Wednesday when he failed to appear for a meeting.
Chief Conley said law enforcement personnel in the area were already familiar with Ms. Kolbert.
“He was often stopped at the French quarter, and he is known for these fraud schemes,” he said.
When investigators searched Mr Manzano’s wallet, the chief said, “He saw the credit card he used to check in the hotel was missing.” Similarly, he had a cellphone, which the Chief had told that Ms Colbert’s house was found with a stolen credit card.
Chief Konley said, “This reveals that there are people who fall prey to other people and bring them to their confidence and fall prey to them.” “These are the kinds of things that can happen if you are out in a city yourself.”
Mr Manzano was anchor and reporter of KGC sports in Kansas City affiliated with Kansas City, a Spanish -language network, Telimando, who called him in the “Rising Star” in A. Post to its website And on social media. He was in New Orleans, covering the Super Bowl Leaks for Station and Taco Sports, which includes Kansas City Chiefs in Spanish. The Chiefs, who are constantly going for their third championship, will play the role of Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
It was the third chance of Mr Manzano who covered the super bowl. A profile before last year’s game NBC Television Station KSNT He said Mr Manzano, a resident of Mexico City and graduate of Kansas State University, covered the victory of the chiefs last year. According to the station, he lived in Topika, ear. Mr Manzano told the station that he was proud of his role in expanding the Spanish -speaking audience of football sports.
“Style, cultures, they gain their culture,” he said. “The phrase, rhythm, sound tone you use – the moment of the game.”
In his last Facebook post, on January 6, Mr Manzano shared a photo of himself and his wife Ashleg Bid, who celebrated his daughter’s first birthday. The elementary school teacher, 24 -year -old Ms. Boad, was killed in an April 2024 accident in Kansas, which also injured the couple’s daughter.
Tele Mando Kansas City general manager Stevedaung said in an email on Friday that the station is aware that arrests have been made in connection with Mr Manzano’s death. He said that Mr Manzano’s family has requested privacy and there is no comment on them.
