Politician accused of Las Vegas journalist's murder was upset over reporting; his DNA was found at the crime scene, police say
The man accused of killing a Las Vegas investigative journalist was upset over stories the reporter wrote about him, and his DNA was found at the crime scene,
The man accused of killing a Las Vegas investigative journalist was upset over stories the reporter wrote about him, and his DNA was found at the crime scene, authorities said Thursday.
Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles was being held without bail, booked on a charge of open murder, after he was arrested Wednesday evening in connection with the stabbing death of prominent Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German.
German, 69, had written stories about alleged bullying and favoritism in Telles’ office. He was found stabbed to death outside his Bronze Circle home Saturday; police said he was killed Friday.
Jeff German on the Las Vegas Strip on June 2, 2021.K.M. Cannon / Las Vegas Review-Journal via Getty Images“This is a terrible and jarring homicide, one that has deeply impacted Las Vegas,” Joe Lombardo, the sheriff of Clark County and Las Vegas, told reporters Thursday. “Every murder is tragic, but the killing of a journalist is particularly troublesome.”
Detectives immediately zeroed in on Telles, 45, because he publicly expressed his anger at German and his reporting, police said.
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