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The county official arrested in last week’s stabbing death of
Las Vegas-based investigative reporter Jeff German was taken
into custody with self-inflicted wounds, police said Thursday.

Bloody shoes and a cut-up straw hat are part of what led police
to arrest Clark County Public Administrator Robert “Rob” Telles
in the stabbing death of journalist Jeff German, authorities
revealed.

In addition, Telles’ DNA was found at the scene, police said,
according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, where German had
spent the past 10 years on staff.

German had been investigating Telles’ alleged doings when the
journalist’s body was found outside his home on Saturday
morning. Police released a description and images of a vehicle
that turned out to match one parked in Telles’ driveway. Upon
searching his house, investigators found cut-up, bloody shoes
and a cut-up straw hat that matched the disguise of a suspect
caught on surveillance video.

When they caught up with and arrested Telles, they found him
with self-inflicted wounds, though his injuries were not
considered life-threatening, said Captain Dori Koren of the Las
Vegas police homicide unit, according to the Review-Journal.

Telles was allegedly lying in wait at the side of German’s house
when the journalist went outside. German, 69, had been
investigating reports of complaints against the 45-year-old
Telles that alleged administrative bullying, favoritism and a
possibly inappropriate relationship with a subordinate staffer.

The Democrat had lost the primary in June to Assistant Public
Administrator Rita Reid, and his term was set to expire at the
end of this year.

German hadn’t stopped there, having recently made public-records
requests for emails and text messages between Telles and three
other county officials. On top of that, Telles was unhappy about
“additional reporting that was pending,” Koren said Thursday.

Leaders of his newspaper expressed both relief and outrage.

“We are relieved Telles is in custody and outraged that a
colleague appears to have been killed for reporting on an
elected official,” executive editor Glenn Cook said in a
statement. “Journalists can’t do the important work our
communities require if they are afraid a presentation of facts
could lead to violent retribution. We thank Las Vegas police for
their urgency and hard work and for immediately recognizing the
terrible significance of Jeff’s killing. Now, hopefully, the
Review-Journal, the German family and Jeff’s many friends can
begin the process of mourning and honoring a great man and a
brave reporter.”

German’s family also spoke out.

“Jeff was a loving and loyal brother, uncle and friend who
devoted his life to his work exposing wrongdoing in Las Vegas
and beyond,” they said in a statement to the Review-Journal.
“We’re shocked, saddened and angry about his death. Jeff was
committed to seeking justice for others and would appreciate the
hard work by local police and journalists in pursuing his
killer. We look forward to seeing justice done in this case. We
also want to thank everyone for the outpouring of love, support
and recognition for Jeff and his life’s work.”

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