{"id":1651130,"date":"2022-09-21T11:53:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T15:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1651130"},"modified":"2022-09-21T11:55:07","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T15:55:07","slug":"las-vegas-democrat-official-charged-with-murdering-journalist-faces-removal-from-elected-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/las-vegas-democrat-official-charged-with-murdering-journalist-faces-removal-from-elected-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Democrat Official Charged With Murdering Journalist Faces Removal From Elected Position"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flas-vegas-democrat-official-charged-with-murdering-journalist-faces-removal-from-elected-position%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1651130&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"speechkit-wrapper\" class=\"speechkit-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">\u00a0A Las Vegas Democratic official charged with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stabbing death<\/a> of a local journalist who was investigating him is facing removal from his elected position.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Local prosecutors filed a lawsuit Tuesday in civil court to have Robert Telles booted from his role as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/las-vegas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark County<\/a> public administrator, which handles the assets of people who die without wills.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since Telles&#8217; arrest Sept. 7 for the alleged murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German, he has been held without bail.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/las-vegas-dem-accused-killing-journalist-said-2020-arrest-wife-acted-like-going-kill-her\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>LAS VEGAS DEM ACCUSED OF KILLING JOURNALIST SAID IN 2020 ARREST WIFE ACTED LIKE HE WAS GOING TO \u2018KILL\u2019 HER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      A booking photo of Robert Telles, left, and veteran Las Vegas-Review reporter, Jeff German. Telles, a democratic elected official, is charged with fatally stabbing German over stories that prosecutors say ruined his career and marriage.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(LVMPD\/AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Defendant Telles has neglected to perform the official duties of the Clark County Public Administrator,&#8221; according to the motion requesting that he be &#8220;deprived of and removed from his office.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/las-vegas-dem-charged-reporters-murder-appears-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>LAS VEGAS DEM CHARGED IN REPORTER&#8217;S MURDER APPEARS IN COURT<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Telles, 45, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">elected Jan. 1, 2019<\/a>, then lost the Democratic Party primary in June \u2013 after German wrote stories accusing Telles of having an affair with a married underling and running a toxic work environment.<\/p>\n<p>German, 69, was working on follow-up reports when he was killed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Robert-Telles-I.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Telles in a Las Vegas courtroom Tuesday Sept. 21, 2022, where he was arraigned for the stabbing death of Jeff German.\u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Robert Telles in a Las Vegas courtroom Tuesday Sept. 21, 2022, where he was arraigned for the stabbing death of Jeff German.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Bizuayehu Tesfaye\/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Telles shut off his cellphone Sept. 2 and then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/homicide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attacked German<\/a> in his home before allegedly fleeing wearing an orange shirt and a wide-brim straw hat, according to police.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At a prior court appearance, a judge described the killing as &#8220;chilling&#8221; and said German was &#8220;fighting for his life&#8221; in his final moments.<\/p>\n<p>If a judge does not strip Telles of his position, he is entitled to continue raking in his $120,000 a year salary, with another $50,000 in benefits, until his term is up Dec. 31, 2022.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/las-vegas-police-say-robert-telles-suspect-journalists-slaying-allegedly-attempted-destroy-evidence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>LAS VEGAS POLICE SAY ROBERT TELLES, SUSPECT IN JOURNALIST&#8217;S SLAYING, ALLEGEDLY ATTEMPTED TO \u2018DESTROY EVIDENCE\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The politician-turned-criminal defendant was assigned a court-appointed attorney Tuesday at his arraignment on one count of murder with use of a deadly weapon on a victim 60 years of age or older. He did not enter a plea.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/LV-suspect.jpg\" alt=\"The possible suspect in journalist Jeff German&#039;s stabbing death is pictured wearing a bright orange jacket and large hat.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      The possible suspect in journalist Jeff German&#8217;s stabbing death is pictured wearing a bright orange jacket and large hat.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(LVMPD)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Clark County District Attorney Robert Wolfson said he would determine in the coming weeks whether Telles will face the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police allegedly found bloodstained shoes and a straw hat that had been cut into pieces at Telles&#8217; home. He is due back in court Oct. 26.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Rebecca Rosenberg is a veteran journalist and book author with a focus on crime and criminal justice. Email tips to <a href=\"mailto:rebecca.rosenberg@fox.com\">rebecca.rosenberg@fox.com<\/a> and @ReRosenberg.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! \u00a0A Las Vegas Democratic official charged with the stabbing death of a local journalist who was investigating him is facing removal from<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1651132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1651130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1651130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1651130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1651130\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1651132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1651130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1651130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1651130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}