A third person has been arrested in the death of a Super Bowl reporter in New Orleans

A third person was arrested in the death of a Super Bowl reporter in New Orleans, providing fresh evidence of what authorities described Friday as an organized plot to drug and rob people.

A third person was arrested in the death of a Super Bowl reporter in New Orleans, providing fresh evidence of what authorities described Friday as an organized plot to drug and rob people.

Police in Kenner, just west of New Orleans, accused Christian Anderson of renting the car used by Danette Colbert, one of two suspects previously charged with second-degree murder, fraud and theft crimes in the Feb. 5 death of Adan Manzano, 27.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has described Colbert, 48, as a "serial fraudster."

In a news release, the Kenner Police Department said that Anderson, 33, allegedly provided logistical support and spoke extensively with Colbert after Manzano was found dead in a Kenner hotel. The department also accused Anderson of seeking to benefit from Manzano’s stolen assets.

Investigators reviewed text messages and digital communications showing that Anderson allegedly “played an active role in a coordinated pattern of targeting victims, drugging them, and stealing personal property, including phones and financial account access,” the department said.