Woman Accused Of Super Bowl Reporter Murder Gets Lengthy Prison Sentence In Separate Case

Danette Colbert, the woman charged with the murder of Super Bowl reporter Adan Manzano, has received a lengthy prison sentence for a separate and unrelated crime. She was re-sentenced for previous unrelated conviction that was originally suspended.

On Thursday, the Office of the Louisiana Attorney General, Liz Murrill announced that Danette Colbert had been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of theft and fraud charges last year. She originally was given a 10-year prison sentence by an Orleans Parish judge, but it was suspended.

“After my office got involved, a serial fraudster connected to the death of a Kansas City reporter during Super Bowl weekend in New Orleans got 25 years for a previous conviction that was originally suspended,” Murrill’s office wrote on Facebook…

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