Murder suspect Robert Telles grew up in a once-powerful political dynasty in El Paso, Texas. His father was an ex-city councilman who pleaded guilty in a fraud case.
Remembering Jeff German
The Las Vegas investigative journalist’s killing angered and rallied his co-workers, who helped police identify an elected official as the suspect.
New Las Vegas police body camera footage shows what happened after the public administrator was arrested on charges of domestic battery and resisting arrest in March 2020.
I read news of Jeff German’s death and felt immediate, overwhelming sorrow because my Capital Gazette colleagues and I are part of a small and terrible club that you’ve now unwillingly joined.
The Clark County official accused of murdering investigative reporter Jeff German was arrested at his home after a fight with his wife, who hid in a room and called police.
The surveillance video was taken from a home about a quarter-mile from where Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German lived.
Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles appeared in court Tuesday to face a murder charge.
To help find Jeff German’s killer, Review-Journal reporters followed the example Mr. German lived out for 40 years.
Prosecutors are pushing to see more detailed information contained on Jeff German’s phone, which was seized by police after the investigative reporter was killed.