A Las Vegas judge on Tuesday granted prosecutors’ motion to continue the murder trial for former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles.
Stabbings
Prosecutors told a judge that they do not want to move forward with a trial this month for Robert Telles, who is accused of killing R-J reporter Jeff German.
Robert Telles said he wants to move forward with his murder trial this month, even though attorneys are still waiting to review information on slain reporter Jeff German’s personal devices.
Defense attorney Robert Draskovich said he wants a recording of a death threat sent to Jeff German before the reporter was killed.
The murder trial for a former elected official accused of killing Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German is scheduled to begin next month, but attorneys may still push back the case.
David Perry, 34, the woman’s ex-boyfriend, has been charged in connection with her murder.
Veronica Cortes-Rosales, 43, died from multiple stab wounds on the 4900 block of Chantilly Avenue.
A man arrested in a fatal stabbing Saturday is also accused of two random stabbings, and purportedly threatening another stranger shortly before the slaying, police allege.
The fatal stabbing happened in the 400 block of East Twain Avenue, near Paradise Road.
A man is accused of fatally stabbing his wife early Saturday in an east Las Vegas neighborhood.
A look at the number of homicides in Clark County in 2023. Among the trends, a rise in domestic violence-related murders in Las Vegas.
Defense attorney Robert Draskovich said was concerned over a lack of police recordings showing investigators early interactions with Robert Telles following reporter Jeff German’s killing.
A woman was found stabbed to death in the southwest valley.
Robert Telles made the allegation as part of his effort to have judge removed from his case.
The stabbing occurred just before 2 a.m. Nov. 11 on the 400 block of Harvard Street.