Police arrested woman using credit cards belonging to Dead Reporter

(Kathryn Riley by AP)

Police in Kenner arrested a woman with the history of tourists’ fraud after she was allegedly caught using Kansas City Reporter credit cards Adan Manzanowhich was found dead after arriving in the city before the report Super Bowl Lix in New Orleans.

Manzano, a 27-year-old side reporter for partner Telemundo KBKC, was found not reacting in his hotel room on Wednesday afternoon. Kenner Police found material from the hotel supervision Danette Colbert Leaving the room a few hours before the discovery of his body.

Colbert, who was arrested on Thursday, was not accused in connection with the death of Manzano, but faces many allegations related to fraud after allegedly using his credit cards in various stores in Nowy Orleans.

At the briefing deputy head of the police Kenner Mark McCormick in addition That although the cause of death is still waiting for toxicological results, there were “no signs of obvious trauma”.

Apparently, the police were aware of Colbert’s criminal activities, which include previous sentences for theft and fraud of credit cards attacking tourists on Bourbon Street. In 2017, she pleaded guilty for access to devices after trying to buy USD 1,600 in gift cards with a stolen credit card. In 2019, she received a five -year trial period for a separate fraud case covering stolen cards used to get 6000 USD for shopping.

“Of course, there are allegations in criminal history (Colbert), which make us consider” drug possibility, said McCormick. “But we have nothing at the moment.”

The investigation is pending.