Former Clark County Executive Robert Telles, 47, testified before a jury for the first time this week in his alleged role in the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German in 2022. Telles complained Wednesday about being incarcerated before his trial, stated“I want to state categorically that I am innocent and that I did not murder Mr Jarman.”
On Thursday, the disgraced Democrat suggested he was framed for murdering a Review-Journal reporter who wrote an investigative story that ruined his political career. Reported.
German wrote about inappropriate relationships, hostility and “turmoil” within the Terre County office, noting that “supervisors and coworkers were secretly videotaped outside the office due to allegations of emotional stress, bullying and favoritism.”
“Someone has put the blame on me, and I believe it is Compass Realty,” he said.
Telles said Clark County was flipping homes of recently deceased people for profit and deducting the proceeds from the sale. The Democrat suggested he was “fighting” with Compass Property Management over the sales.
“Mr. Tellez is a desperate man charged with the vicious murder of a beloved local journalist and will do and say anything to escape this charge,” the company said in a statement to the Review-Journal.
Telles could have an uphill battle in court, and his defense will likely need to convincingly present the jury with the following reasons:
- As Reported According to the Associated Press, Telles’ DNA was apparently found under the victim’s fingernails.
- Police found hundreds of photos of the victims’ homes on Telles’ computers and cellphone, along with German’s personal records, some of which were collected just weeks before the murders.
- Police searched Telles’ home and found bloody scissors, a cut-up straw hat similar to the one the suspect had worn, and a cut-up tennis shoe that tested positive for blood.
- Around the time of the murder, an SUV matching the description of one registered to Tellus’ wife was seen driving through German’s neighborhood.
- His cell phone had no signal on the day of the murder, and KTNV-TV reports there’s a reason why. attentionThere was no location data available last month.
What’s the background?
German, 69, was stabbed to death outside his home on Sept. 2, 2022. His body was discovered the next day with seven stab wounds.
Police later released him Videos and Images A photo was posted of the suspect carrying a bag and wearing an orange reflective shirt and a wide-brimmed hat, along with a photo of the suspect’s vehicle, a maroon GMC Yukon Denali.
Former Louisville Police Department Sheriff Joe Lombard said someone was seen driving the vehicle “suspiciously” in the neighborhood and confirmed the suspect used the vehicle to leave the area. The vehicle pictured was a maroon GMC Yukon Denali.
Deputy Sheriff Dori Coren was later recorded The car was registered in the name of Telles’ wife.
On Sept. 7, police executed a search warrant at the Tellez home and towed two vehicles, one of which was a Denali.
After police finished their search, Telles returned home wearing what appeared to be a white protective suit. Police attempted to speak to Telles, but he refused to open the door, so the LVPD SWAT team was dispatched.
Eventually, the tactical team arrested Telles and carried him off on a stretcher after what appeared to be a suicide attempt.
“We are relieved that Mr. Telles is in custody but outraged that a colleague was apparently murdered for reporting on a public official,” Glenn Cook, editor of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, said in a statement.
After his arrest, Telles was stripped of his administrative position. By court orderIn that position, Telles handled the funds of people who died without leaving a will, including: Has been mishandled or misappropriated.
Teresa — Gun control advocate He is also an ardent supporter of far-left Senator Elizabeth Warren (Democrat, Massachusetts). It is said that Colleagues in the June 2022 primary election Democrat Rita Reid That’s largely down to investigative reporting by Mr. Gell-Mann, who previously served as chief inspector under Mr. Telles.
Germans are prone to inappropriate relationships, hostility, andconfusion“There was alleged emotional stress, bullying and favouritism within the Terre County office, which resulted in the covert videotaping of superiors and colleagues outside the office.”
Telles, who was arrested on March 1, 2020, on suspicion of domestic violence and resisting arrest, slammed German on social media, writing that he “has more to do.”
According to CNN, Telles posted on his election website letter.
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