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Ramon Antonio Vargas in Kenner, Louisiana

Previous victim of woman linked to death of journalist says he tried to warn public

Security camera photo of two people in a hotel hallway
Adan Manzano (left) and Danette Colbert at a hotel in Kenner, Louisiana, shortly before he was found dead in a room on 5 February 2025. Photograph: Kenner police

A man who survived being drugged and robbed of more than $134,000 by a woman linked to the death of a television sports journalist covering the recent Super Bowl in New Orleans said he wants “to see her go to jail for as long as she can” after she was let off with probation in his case.

David Butler, 52, also said he had tried to warn both the public and the courthouse that handled his case against Danette Colbert that she might “end up killing someone” if left unchecked.

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