Testimony ends in manslaughter trial involving sports reporter’s death

GRETNA, La. (WVUE) – On Wednesday (Sept. 16), testimony extended into a second day in the trial of Danette Colbert, 49, and Rickey White, 35. The defendants are accused in a scheme to drug and rob Adan Manzano, a sports reporter who was in New Orleans to cover Super Bowl LIX in 2025.

On the witness stand Wednesday, another alleged victim testified that after meeting Colbert on Bourbon Street in 2021, she eventually stole more than $130,000 in money and property from him.

David Butler testified he was a victim of Colbert and had drinks with her at a Bourbon Street bar. After having one drink with Colbert, Butler testified he began to feel uneasy…

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