Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles was arrested in the fatal stabbing of Jeff German, who had been investigating his office.
“One of the most important aspects of this investigation was waiting on the DNA results, and we received positive DNA results that showed Robert Telles’ DNA at the crime scene,” Koren said.Lombardo said that police have not yet recovered a weapon but that the investigation is still active. Telles voluntarily was interviewed by police and chose not to retain a lawyer, according to the Las Vegas Police Department. He is being held at the Clark County Detention Center.
German was a tenacious reporter who covered crime, courts, government corruption and mob figures for decades in Las Vegas. The journalist had launched a months-long investigation this year into Telles’ office, which included allegations of abuses and an inappropriate relationship with an employee. Robert Telles at a March 2014 event outside the office of U.S. Rep. Joe Heck in protest of Congress not taking action on comprehensive immigration reform. Police have arrested Telles in connection with the murder of a Las Vegas reporter.“The death of Jeff German was both shocking and tragic, and we join with our community in being stunned at how this situation has continued to evolve over the last few days,” county spokesperson Stacey Welling said in a statement.
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