As Breaking Digest reported yesterday, Robert Telles, a Clark County Public Administrator, was arrested in connection to the stabbing death of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter, Jeff German.
German was found stabbed to death in front of his home Saturday morning.
Telles, a democrat, lost his race for re-election after German exposed the hostile work environment in the democrat official’s office.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) announced Thursday that they found destroyed clothing and DNA connecting Robert Telles to the fatal stabbing of German.
From the Las Vegas Review-Journal:
The DNA of Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles was found at the crime scene after Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German was fatally stabbed, police announced on Thursday.
Las Vegas police also said they found evidence at Telles’ home, including shoes and pieces of a straw hat, that tied him to the killing.
“This is a terrible and jarring homicide — one that has deeply impacted Las Vegas,” Sheriff Joe Lombardo said at a morning news conference. “Every murder is tragic, but the killing of a journalist is particularly troublesome.”
Telles, 45, was arrested in connection with German’s death on Wednesday evening, about 12 hours after police arrived at his west Las Vegas house to conduct a search.
He was loaded into an ambulance outside his home, and police said he was suffering from self-inflicted wounds. Authorities described the wounds as superficial cuts on his arms.
Telles made his initial court appearance Thursday afternoon, and Justice of the Peace Elana Lee Graham ruled that he would be held without bail.
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