A former Democratic official from Las Vegas, Robert Telles, has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for the murder of journalist Jeff German, who had written articles exposing Telles’s intimate relationship with a female coworker.
Telles, 47, was convicted of first-degree murder by a jury in August. The sentencing included enhancements for the use of a deadly weapon and the age of the victim, which added an additional eight years to the minimum 20-year sentence, according to the Associated Press.
“The judge couldn’t sentence him to any more time,” Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said. “She gave him the maximum.”
Despite denying responsibility for German’s death, DNA evidence found under the journalist’s fingernails linked Telles to the crime. German, a reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, had written several exposés that revealed bullying in Telles’s office and disclosed the romantic relationship Telles had with a female staff member. These articles contributed to Telles losing his re-election bid in 2022.
At the time of his arrest, Telles was the administrator of a county office responsible for managing unclaimed estates and probate cases. Following his arrest, he was removed from his position. […]
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