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Jury convicts woman of negligent homicide in death of TV reporter
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- A Louisiana jury convicted Danette Colbert of negligent homicide and racketeering in the death of Telemundo reporter Adan Manzano, who died from a combination of alcohol and Xanax in a New Orleans hotel room before the Super Bowl last year.
- Colbert and accomplice Rickey White operated a criminal enterprise in New Orleans’ French Quarter, drugging victims to steal from them; White was acquitted of manslaughter but also convicted of racketeering.
- Prosecutors described Colbert as posing as a prostitute while White acted as her pimp, with another accomplice, Christian Anderson, testifying against them in exchange for reduced charges.
- Colbert faces up to 10 years for negligent homicide and up to 50 years for racketeering, with sentencing scheduled for late September; White also faces racketeering charges.
- Manzano’s family was unable to attend the trial; he had recently lost his wife and left behind a toddler daughter.
