Update to the most "Las Vegas" story you're going to read today: Clark County politician arrested in connection with murder of investigative journalist

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

Police search county official’s home in connection with reporter’s killing

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Jeff German revealed turmoil surrounding Robert Telles’ oversight of the Public Administrator’s office. The Democrat lost his re-election bid in June.

 

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Authorities served search warrants Wednesday morning in connection with the slaying of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German, Las Vegas police said.

 

Around 7 a.m., reporters observed uniformed officers and police vehicles outside the home of Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, who had been the focus of recent reporting by German. Authorities also had taped off a section around Telles’ home.

 

Shortly before 9 a.m., police said they were serving search warrants in the 7200 block of Bronze Circle, where the killing occurred.

 

“No further information will be provided at this time,” police said in a statement.

 

German spent months reporting on the turmoil surrounding Robert Telles’ oversight of the office. The 45-year-old Democrat lost his re-election bid in June’s primary after German’s findings were published. German also had recently filed public records requests for emails and text messages between Telles and three other county officials: Assistant Public Administrator Rita Reid, estate coordinator Roberta Lee-Kennett and consultant Michael Murphy. Lee-Kennett was identified in previous stories as a subordinate staffer allegedly involved in an “inappropriate relationship” with Telles.

 

German, 69, was found dead outside his northwest Las Vegas home on Sept. 3, the Metropolitan Police Department reported. Officials believe he was fatally stabbed during an altercation the day before.

 

On Wednesday morning, police had taped off an area near Telles’ home in the western valley.

 

 

[Littleronin]

That is a bit more like it. Except we need more mob involved and Lake Mead needs to be have more water in it to hide the bodies. 

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

Update:  the local politician has been arrested in connection with the murder.

 

LVMPD: Robert Telles is in custody in connection with stabbing death of journalist

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According to sources close to the matter, FOX5 has learned Clark County Administrator Robert Telles is in police custody following a search warrant earlier Wednesday morning.