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.

Authorities also announced Manzano's cause of death and the arrest of an alleged accomplice of the suspect in Florida.

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.