The murder of a Las Vegas journalist may have been related to a scandalous video he published depicting a Democrat politician exiting his car with his mistress.
Jeff German, a 69-year-old investigative reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, was discovered dead outside his home on Saturday morning.
Wednesday, the 45-year
-old public administrator of Clark County, Robert Telles, was detained in connection with the death.
Telles refused to deny his involvement in the murder to reporters outside his home just before he was taken into custody by police.
After German published multiple exposés exposing the chaos in Telles’s office, Telles was unable to gain reelection.
German uploaded a video of Telles departing a vehicle with his lover, which revealed he was having an affair with a coworker. This was a very damaging revelation.
Roberta Lee-Kennett, 45, can be seen lowering her skirt as she exits the backseat of the automobile alongside the official.
In May, the late investigative reporter published the clip.
Las Vegas police searched Telles’ residence hours before his arrest.
DNA evidence reportedly tying him to the crime was discovered by police.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers found journalist Jeff German (left) dead with stab wounds at 10:30am Saturday after police received a 911 call. The house of Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles has now been searched (right)
The 45-year-old alleged murderer Robert Telles is pictured exiting the backseat of his vehicle with a member of his staff. The story was reported by the journalist he is accused of murdering.
Roberta Lee-Kennett, age 45, is pictured leaving the backseat of the automobile beside the official as she lowers her skirt. In May, the late investigative reporter published the clip.
Roberta Lee-Kennett, 45 (shown with her husband), was observed exiting the vehicle beside the official while raising her skirt. According to the late journalist German, the two were having an affair.
Telles declined to answer when questioned, “Did you do this?” when he was sighted by reporters at his home while police were still investigating.
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Telles, a Democrat, lost reelection as a result of a series of articles written by German that showed the chaos in his office and alleged that he had an affair with an employee. The Las Vegas police searched his residence hours before his arrest.
By 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, police in tactical gear had returned to Telles’ residence and were encircling it as Telles remained inside.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal said that thirty minutes later, he was taken out of the home on a stretcher and loaded into an ambulance.
DailyMail.com previously reported that Telles had railed at German for months, including in a furious sequence of social media posts in which he accused German of rummaging through his trash and producing “false smear pieces” about him.
Glenn Cook, the executive editor of the Review-Journal, stated, “The arrest of Robert Telles is both a huge relief and an outrage for the staff.”
“We are glad that Telles is in prison and angry that it appears a colleague was murdered for reporting on an elected person. If they fear that presenting the facts may result in violent retaliation, journalists cannot perform the vital work that our communities demand.
“We commend the Las Vegas police for their promptness and hard effort, as well as for realizing the horrific gravity of Jeff’s murder immediately.” Now, the Review-Journal, the German family, and Jeff’s many friends can now begin mourning and commemorating a brilliant man and courageous reporter.
Wednesday evening, Robert Telles was detained in connection with the death of Las Vegas Review-Journal writer Jeff German. The two are shown on May 11 at the office of Clark County Public Administrator Telles.
German said that Telles (seen with his wife) had a “inappropriate connection” with a staff worker.
After losing a re-election bid in June, Telles accused the reporter of producing many “smear” articles on him.
Colleagues of German from the Review Journal photographed Telles washing a car resembling one that police alleged they were searching for as part of their investigation into the reporter’s death the day before they raided his home.
Jeff German, a reporter for the Las Vegas Review Journal, was discovered fatally stabbed on Saturday. German, a crime reporter, authored the 2001 true-crime book ‘Murder in Sin City: The Death of a Las Vegas Casino Boss,’ which details the murder of Ted Binion, heir to the Horseshoe Club fortune.
Three days after losing the primary, Telles wrote in a furious post on June 19: ‘If Rita does not win, her seat will not be relinquished.’
Therefore, the person who desired her position will not receive it. This individual desired to work in that capacity for three years in order to receive a significantly larger monthly pension upon retirement.
Therefore, it is possible that Jeff German and John Cahill will continue to attempt to drag me through the mud.
To ensure that Democrats gather around Rita, they must turn the majority of Democratic voters against me, even though I should be irrelevant at this point. Do not be surprised if the items continue to arrive.
Through all of these pieces, my family and friends have supported me.
‘Despite what Jeff German and John Cahill attempted to do to me personally, I have been bolstered by love and support, which has enabled me to continue to campaign for re-election. Despite my loss, I still have this love and support.
Telles had also launched a Twitter rant the day prior, accusing German of rummaging through his trash and issuing a’veiled threat’ against him, in addition to bullying.
One comment read: “Looking forward to lying smear piece number four by @JGermanRJ. I believe he is angry that I have not yet crawled into a hole and perished.
A second participant added: Can’t tolerate criticism after spewing 100 pounds of nonsense. to the fourth article now. One would assume he has better things to do.
Telles added sarcastically, “*Wife hears rustling in the trash* Her: ‘Honey, is there a wild animal in the trash?'” after leaving pizza and sushi boxes in the trash and expecting to be tied to the Mob and Yakuza.
‘ Me: ‘No, sweetheart. It appears like @JGermanRJ is rummaging through our trash for his fourth report on me.
On Wednesday, Las Vegas police officers are observed in front of Telles’ residence.
Wednesday depicts a search of Telles’ residence by police.
Telles lives with his wife Mae Ishmael, 45, and their three young children in the affluent Peccole Ranch neighborhood of Las Vegas.
Police conducted a search of the residence early on Wednesday morning.
Police had already released surveillance footage of a maroon 2007-2013 GMC Yukon Denali that they claimed was connected to the crime.
In addition to removing a gray BMW automobile, police also removed a vehicle resembling one that shows on the street map view of Telles’ residence.
Telles is believed to have returned to the site around 2:00 p.m. while wearing a hazmat suit, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.