Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said prosecutors are prepared to go to trial in November against Robert Telles, accused of killing investigative reporter Jeff German.
Jeff German Murder
Slain Review-Journal reporter Jeff German and Washington Post reporter Lizzie Johnson are the 2023 recipients of the National Press Club’s President’s Award.
The Clark County Citizen Review Board has dismissed a complaint made by former county public administrator Robert Telles against the Metropolitan Police Department.
The Review-Journal objected to a closed-door hearing between prosecutors and Robert Telles to disclose discovery information because it was unclear if the file contained newsgathering materials from slain reporter Jeff German.
Telles, who is accused of killing Review-Journal reporter Jeff German, said Thursday that he was under surveillance in a bribery investigation before he was arrested on a murder charge.
Jeff German was posthumously awarded the prestigious Don Bolles Medal at the national Investigative Reporters and Editors conference in Orlando, Florida.
Robert Telles has been charged with fatally stabbing Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German in September.
Attorneys appeared in court Wednesday for a hearing on a proposed protocol for police and prosecutors to search through the personal devices of slain investigative reporter Jeff German.
The Review-Journal argued in a Monday filing that allowing police and prosecutors to search Jeff German’s phone and computers would damage journalism.
Former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles has filed a complaint to the Clark County Citizen Review Board against the Metropolitan Police Department.
A Las Vegas judge has not decided how officials may search through the personal devices of slain Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German.
Robert Telles, accused of killing Jeff German, approved a Review-Journal proposal that could avert a historic challenge to Nevada’s reporter shield law.
A Las Vegas judge said she would decide in the next two weeks on a protocol for officials to search through slain reporter Jeff German’s devices that were seized by police.
Jeff Wells, who had been on administrative leave, supervised at least four departments where Review-Journal investigations exposed corruption or other problems.
Former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles said Wednesday he is not seeking information on slain reporter Jeff German’s personal devices because they are currently protected by a court order.