Posted on 09/08/2022 5:44:11 PM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
LAS VEGAS — The DNA from a now-arrested elected Nevada official was found at the scene of a Las Vegas reporter's slaying, authorities said Thursday, revealing the official was also "upset" about future stories the reporter was pursuing.
Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, 45, lost his re-election bid in June amid fallout after a series of critical stories Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German published earlier this year. Telles, who faces one count of murder with a deadly weapon, was due to make his first court appearance Thursday.
New details outlining what led police to close in on Telles as their prime suspect five days after German, 69, was fatally stabbed outside his home Saturday were revealed at a Thursday news conference in Las Vegas.
"Telles was upset about articles being written by German as an investigative journalist that exposed potential wrongdoing," Las Vegas police Capt. Dori Koren said, adding at the time of the attack, Telles had recently discovered "there was additional reporting that was pending."
Authorities took Telles into custody Wednesday evening following an hours-long standoff at his home. He was hospitalized for what Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo described as self-inflicted wounds. The arrest came just hours after the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department had concluded a search of his property and vehicles.
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