A Louisiana woman accused in a string of druggings of men whom she defrauded was charged on Tuesday with second-degree murder in the death of Adan Manzano, a Telemundo reporter whose body was found in a New Orleans hotel room in February while he was in town to cover the Super Bowl.

Charges in the February death of Adan Manzano, a Telemundo TV sports reporter in the New Orleans area to cover the Super Bowl, have been upgraded to second-degree murder, the Kenner (Louisiana) Police Department said Tuesday.

The alleged accomplice of Danette Colbert, 48, is Ricky White, who was a "transient," Kenner Police Chief Keith Conley stated at the press conference. He was charged with simple robbery and various fraud charges. Colbert and White were allegedly “working hand in hand on this," Conley said.