Las Vegas Politician Arrested in Connection to Murder of Veteran Journalist
Frankly, the true crime podcasters are going to have a heyday with this one.
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A public elected official has been arrested in connection with the murder of a local veteran reporter in Las Vegas, in a story that feels almost too dramatic to be real.
Robert Telles, the Clark County Public Administrator, had been the focus of the Las Vegas Review Journal’s Jeff German’s reporting for the past year. Last Saturday, German, 69, was found dead outside of his house with multiple stab wounds. On Wednesday, police arrested Telles, after his vehicle matched that of the one connected to the murder.
German had spent the last few months reporting on workplace tensions within Telles’ county office. The allegations against Telles, while not great, didn’t appear to be revenge-murder worthy. German had been covering reports of bullying, hostility, and favoritism in Telles’ office. He wrote that a staffer felt “unsafe” around Telles, after she reported to HR an “inappropriate relationship” he had with another staffer. That was about as controversial as the offenses got.
German, who had worked at the Review-Journal for two decades, stated in his byline that he conducted “reporting that holds leaders and agencies accountable and exposes wrongdoing.” He also covered organized crime. But the story surrounding Telles’ office was neither organized or criminal, making it even more outlandish that it ended in such a horrific way.