'Bourbon Street Hustler,' arrested after Kansas City reporter death, needs resentencing for fraud history: AG

Louisiana’s lawyer wide has stepped successful to question a harsher condemnation for past crimes committed by a pistillate who was arrested aft the decease of a Kansas City-based Telemundo newsman during Super Bowl week successful New Orleans.

Danette Colbert was arrested successful Jefferson Parish successful February and charged with fraud and theft for allegedly utilizing debit and recognition cards belonging to Adan Manzano, who was recovered dormant successful his edifice country extracurricular New Orleans portion covering the Super Bowl for Dallas’ section Telemundo affiliate KGKC.  

The Orleans Parish Coroner reportedly recovered Xanax successful Manzano’s system. He did not person a medicine for the medication. 

Colbert was allegedly seen connected edifice information footage with Manzano aboriginal successful the greeting of his decease successful Kenner, starring to suspicion that helium was drugged. 

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Telemundo newsman Adan Manzano seen entering the Comfort Suites edifice with theft fishy Danette Colbert conscionable earlier his death.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has invoked the state’s habitual offender measure against Colbert, which could let her to beryllium sentenced to much jailhouse clip for a fraud complaint she was convicted of successful November. 

Colbert, 45, is simply a five-time convicted felon, NOLA.com reported.

Despite her lengthy transgression history, Orleans Criminal District Court Judge Nandi Campbell gave Colbert a 10-year suspended situation condemnation and 5 years of probation aft the November conviction.

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Danette Colbert, 45, whom Kenner constabulary described arsenic a "career criminal," is facing 4 counts of being a fugitive, 2 counts of a postulation violation, 1 number of "purse snatching," 1 number of aggravated instrumentality fraud, 1 number of amerciable transportation of funds, 1 number of slope fraud, 1 number of machine fraud and 1 number of robbery. (Kenner PD)

The habitual offender measure allows prosecutors to question longer sentences for repetition offenders who person antecedently been convicted of eligible crimes.

"After consultation with Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams, my bureau volition beryllium handling the lawsuit going guardant owed to the transverse jurisdictional conduct," Murrill said successful a statement. "A question to close an amerciable condemnation tin beryllium filed astatine immoderate time. The District Attorney’s Office has already filed a revocation connected the defendant’s probation, and our presumption is the archetypal condemnation was not eligible for probation." 

Colbert has not been charged successful Manzano’s death, but is being held without enslaved portion Murrill’s bureau asks Campbell to enforce a harsher sentence.  

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Kenner constabulary described Colbert arsenic a "career criminal." (Kenner PD)

NOLA.com reported that conscionable days aft the fraud and theft charges were levied against Colbert successful Manzano’s death, she was named arsenic a fishy successful the Dec. 15 decease of a 55-year-old antheral named John Jenkins, who died from cocaine and an ethanol toxicity successful a New Orleans edifice room.  

Colbert has not been charged successful that decease either.  

Upon the quality of his death, KGKC described Manzano arsenic a "true nonrecreational and rising prima who exemplified excellence successful his work." 

Adan Manzano was connected duty astatine the Super Bowl successful New Orleans. (Telemundo Kansas City)

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"We volition profoundly miss Adam and his passionateness for sports and the contributions helium made to the section community," the presumption said. "Our thoughts and deepest condolences spell retired to his household and loved ones during this hard time." 

Fox News Digital reached retired to Colbert’s lawyer and Williams’ office.