County official charged in Las Vegas reporter's murder held without bail

[CatWoman]

Sept 8 (Reuters) - A judge in Las Vegas denied bail to Clark County's public administrator on Thursday after his arrest for the murder of an investigative reporter who had written news articles exposing complaints of wrongdoing by the official.

Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles faces one count of murder with the use of a deadly weapon, according to online court records. He was placed under arrest on Wednesday, five days after Jeff German, a reporter with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, was fatally stabbed outside his home.

Prosecutors at the hearing said German had been stabbed seven times, and the judge noted that the suspect's DNA was found under German's fingernails and on his hands, which also had defensive wounds.

German, 69, was well known in Las Vegas for his decades of reporting on political malfeasance and organized crime in Nevada's largest city. He spent months reporting on complaints that Telles had an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate and oversaw an abusive workplace.

Soon after German's investigation was published, Telles failed in his re-election bid, losing the Democratic primary in June. He was due to leave office in January.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/las-vegas-county-official-appear-court-over-journalists-murder-2022-09-08/

[Archae]

1. Faux "news" claims Robert Telles is a democrat, and is making a big deal about that.

And this German's newspaper is conservative.

[CatWoman]

2. I don't care which parties are involved

stalking and killing a newspaper reporter is pretty effed up.

[BlackSkimmer]

5. No shit.

I’ve only seen peripheral stories about this, but it’s pretty alarming.

[BlackSkimmer]

3. I thought he is a Dem?

Is that incorrect?

[CatWoman]

4. i just did a google search

and they all identify him as a Democrat.

[BlackSkimmer]

7. Yeah, I just saw he lost in a recent Dem primary.

So, sad, but true.

[MichMan]

10. Wonder if the murder was in retribution for the primary loss ?

[BlackSkimmer]

12. I know the reporter was digging up dirt on him, but I've only been following this as

it comes out. I need to read up on it. A shame he is one of us, but sounds like an interesting story. Dateline material, no doubt.

Then the Queen died, and I’m one of those actually watching the coverage!

[CatWoman]

13. that's the speculation

[BlackSkimmer]

15. Things like this blow my mind.

Someone has pissed me off, so now I’ll go KILL him. I truly can’t wrap my mind around that kind of thing.

[MichMan]

6. Why does the political slant of the reporter matter?

Does that mean he had it coming to him ?

[BlackSkimmer]

9. The alleged killer is a Dem.

Not sure about the reporter.

But your point is valid.

[MichMan]

11. The post I replied to made a mention that the newspaper was conservative

I didn't understand why that was pointed out

[BlackSkimmer]

14. Oh, I gotcha.

And I agree.

Reuters is a respected news source last I checked.

[blm]

8. Glad Dems voted that psycho out.

[chowder66]

16. +1