Woman accused in Super Bowl reporter death given 25 years in fraud case

Danette Colbert, facing second-degree murder charge over death of Adan Manzano in New Orleans in February, jailed

A woman facing a second-degree murder charge for the death of a television reporter who traveled to New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl in February was sentenced to 25 years in an unrelated case on Thursday.

Danette Colbert, 48, had previously been given a suspended sentence by a New Orleans state court judge last year after being convicted of theft and fraud charges.