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  1. A Las Vegas court on Wednesday convicted a former Nevada official of the
    🆘 murder of investigative journalist Jeff German.

    Former Clark County public administrator #Robert #Telles was found
    ♦️guilty of murder with use of a deadly weapon
    ♦️against a victim 60 years old or older.

    The jury #unanimously said the murder was #willful, #deliberate and #premeditated,
    and committed by means of “lying in wait.”
    voanews.com/a/former-nevada-of

  2. A Las Vegas court on Wednesday convicted a former Nevada official of the
    🆘 murder of investigative journalist Jeff German.

    Former Clark County public administrator #Robert #Telles was found
    ♦️guilty of murder with use of a deadly weapon
    ♦️against a victim 60 years old or older.

    The jury #unanimously said the murder was #willful, #deliberate and #premeditated,
    and committed by means of “lying in wait.”
    voanews.com/a/former-nevada-of

  3. A Las Vegas court on Wednesday convicted a former Nevada official of the
    🆘 murder of investigative journalist Jeff German.

    Former Clark County public administrator #Robert #Telles was found
    ♦️guilty of murder with use of a deadly weapon
    ♦️against a victim 60 years old or older.

    The jury #unanimously said the murder was #willful, #deliberate and #premeditated,
    and committed by means of “lying in wait.”
    voanews.com/a/former-nevada-of

  4. A Las Vegas court on Wednesday convicted a former Nevada official of the
    🆘 murder of investigative journalist Jeff German.

    Former Clark County public administrator #Robert #Telles was found
    ♦️guilty of murder with use of a deadly weapon
    ♦️against a victim 60 years old or older.

    The jury #unanimously said the murder was #willful, #deliberate and #premeditated,
    and committed by means of “lying in wait.”
    voanews.com/a/former-nevada-of

  5. A Las Vegas court on Wednesday convicted a former Nevada official of the
    🆘 murder of investigative journalist Jeff German.

    Former Clark County public administrator #Robert #Telles was found
    ♦️guilty of murder with use of a deadly weapon
    ♦️against a victim 60 years old or older.

    The jury #unanimously said the murder was #willful, #deliberate and #premeditated,
    and committed by means of “lying in wait.”
    voanews.com/a/former-nevada-of

  6. When asked during cross-examination about whether he would have won his June 2022 primary if #JeffGerman had not written the articles, #Telles responded: “Probably, yes.”

    Telles had been angry w/ #German over his reporting, which he expressed in msgs to the reporter, in tweets — & during the cross-examination.

    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  7. When asked during cross-examination about whether he would have won his June 2022 primary if #JeffGerman had not written the articles, #Telles responded: “Probably, yes.”

    Telles had been angry w/ #German over his reporting, which he expressed in msgs to the reporter, in tweets — & during the cross-examination.

    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  8. When asked during cross-examination about whether he would have won his June 2022 primary if #JeffGerman had not written the articles, #Telles responded: “Probably, yes.”

    Telles had been angry w/ #German over his reporting, which he expressed in msgs to the reporter, in tweets — & during the cross-examination.

    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  9. When asked during cross-examination about whether he would have won his June 2022 primary if #JeffGerman had not written the articles, #Telles responded: “Probably, yes.”

    Telles had been angry w/ #German over his reporting, which he expressed in msgs to the reporter, in tweets — & during the cross-examination.

    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  10. When asked during cross-examination about whether he would have won his June 2022 primary if #JeffGerman had not written the articles, #Telles responded: “Probably, yes.”

    Telles had been angry w/ #German over his reporting, which he expressed in msgs to the reporter, in tweets — & during the cross-examination.

    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  11. …During cross-examination Thurs, prosecutor Christopher Hamner pressed #Telles about a text msg his wife sent him on the morning #JeffGerman was killed: “Where are you?”

    …Before his death, #German had planned to write another story on Telles. German had been waiting for a public records request, which had focused on communications the public administrator had w/Reid & the staffer he’d been accused of having an affair with.
    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  12. …During cross-examination Thurs, prosecutor Christopher Hamner pressed #Telles about a text msg his wife sent him on the morning #JeffGerman was killed: “Where are you?”

    …Before his death, #German had planned to write another story on Telles. German had been waiting for a public records request, which had focused on communications the public administrator had w/Reid & the staffer he’d been accused of having an affair with.
    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  13. …During cross-examination Thurs, prosecutor Christopher Hamner pressed #Telles about a text msg his wife sent him on the morning #JeffGerman was killed: “Where are you?”

    …Before his death, #German had planned to write another story on Telles. German had been waiting for a public records request, which had focused on communications the public administrator had w/Reid & the staffer he’d been accused of having an affair with.
    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  14. …During cross-examination Thurs, prosecutor Christopher Hamner pressed #Telles about a text msg his wife sent him on the morning #JeffGerman was killed: “Where are you?”

    …Before his death, #German had planned to write another story on Telles. German had been waiting for a public records request, which had focused on communications the public administrator had w/Reid & the staffer he’d been accused of having an affair with.
    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  15. …During cross-examination Thurs, prosecutor Christopher Hamner pressed #Telles about a text msg his wife sent him on the morning #JeffGerman was killed: “Where are you?”

    …Before his death, #German had planned to write another story on Telles. German had been waiting for a public records request, which had focused on communications the public administrator had w/Reid & the staffer he’d been accused of having an affair with.
    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  16. Rita Reid decided to challenge his reelection bid “because of the brewing animosity” in the public administrator’s office, acc/to #German’s reporting.

    During an interview w/ #JeffGerman at the time, #Telles denied having an affair w/the staffer. On Thurs during cross-examination, Telles reversed course, saying in the hearing that he had lied & admitting that he & the staffer were romantically involved.

    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  17. Rita Reid decided to challenge his reelection bid “because of the brewing animosity” in the public administrator’s office, acc/to #German’s reporting.

    During an interview w/ #JeffGerman at the time, #Telles denied having an affair w/the staffer. On Thurs during cross-examination, Telles reversed course, saying in the hearing that he had lied & admitting that he & the staffer were romantically involved.

    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  18. Rita Reid decided to challenge his reelection bid “because of the brewing animosity” in the public administrator’s office, acc/to #German’s reporting.

    During an interview w/ #JeffGerman at the time, #Telles denied having an affair w/the staffer. On Thurs during cross-examination, Telles reversed course, saying in the hearing that he had lied & admitting that he & the staffer were romantically involved.

    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  19. Rita Reid decided to challenge his reelection bid “because of the brewing animosity” in the public administrator’s office, acc/to #German’s reporting.

    During an interview w/ #JeffGerman at the time, #Telles denied having an affair w/the staffer. On Thurs during cross-examination, Telles reversed course, saying in the hearing that he had lied & admitting that he & the staffer were romantically involved.

    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  20. Rita Reid decided to challenge his reelection bid “because of the brewing animosity” in the public administrator’s office, acc/to #German’s reporting.

    During an interview w/ #JeffGerman at the time, #Telles denied having an affair w/the staffer. On Thurs during cross-examination, Telles reversed course, saying in the hearing that he had lied & admitting that he & the staffer were romantically involved.

    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  21. In the months before his death, #German wrote about #Telles multiple times, including in a May 16, 2022, article that divulged unrest in the public administrator’s office. He detailed an alleged affair between Telles & a staffer & reported past & present employees’ accusations of favoritism, bullying & emotional stress. Telles, a Democrat, went on to lose his party’s primary the next month to Rita Reid, who worked as an asst public admin in the office…
    #law #crime #politics #LasVegas #Journalism

  22. In the months before his death, #German wrote about #Telles multiple times, including in a May 16, 2022, article that divulged unrest in the public administrator’s office. He detailed an alleged affair between Telles & a staffer & reported past & present employees’ accusations of favoritism, bullying & emotional stress. Telles, a Democrat, went on to lose his party’s primary the next month to Rita Reid, who worked as an asst public admin in the office…
    #law #crime #politics #LasVegas #Journalism

  23. In the months before his death, #German wrote about #Telles multiple times, including in a May 16, 2022, article that divulged unrest in the public administrator’s office. He detailed an alleged affair between Telles & a staffer & reported past & present employees’ accusations of favoritism, bullying & emotional stress. Telles, a Democrat, went on to lose his party’s primary the next month to Rita Reid, who worked as an asst public admin in the office…
    #law #crime #politics #LasVegas #Journalism

  24. In the months before his death, #German wrote about #Telles multiple times, including in a May 16, 2022, article that divulged unrest in the public administrator’s office. He detailed an alleged affair between Telles & a staffer & reported past & present employees’ accusations of favoritism, bullying & emotional stress. Telles, a Democrat, went on to lose his party’s primary the next month to Rita Reid, who worked as an asst public admin in the office…
    #law #crime #politics #LasVegas #Journalism

  25. In the months before his death, #German wrote about #Telles multiple times, including in a May 16, 2022, article that divulged unrest in the public administrator’s office. He detailed an alleged affair between Telles & a staffer & reported past & present employees’ accusations of favoritism, bullying & emotional stress. Telles, a Democrat, went on to lose his party’s primary the next month to Rita Reid, who worked as an asst public admin in the office…
    #law #crime #politics #LasVegas #Journalism

  26. #German was known for his expansive investigative #journalism. He covered #courts, #politics & #OrganizedCrime for >30yrs, first at the #LasVegas Sun & later the Las Vegas Review-Journal, where he worked at the time of his death.

    …German’s colleagues investigated his death as they grieved. At the same time, #police were releasing photos of a suspect & vehicle associated w/that person, requesting the public’s help. w/in days, police & #ReviewJournal reporters had both zeroed in on #Telles.

    #law

  27. #German was known for his expansive investigative #journalism. He covered #courts, #politics & #OrganizedCrime for >30yrs, first at the #LasVegas Sun & later the Las Vegas Review-Journal, where he worked at the time of his death.

    …German’s colleagues investigated his death as they grieved. At the same time, #police were releasing photos of a suspect & vehicle associated w/that person, requesting the public’s help. w/in days, police & #ReviewJournal reporters had both zeroed in on #Telles.

    #law

  28. #German was known for his expansive investigative #journalism. He covered #courts, #politics & #OrganizedCrime for >30yrs, first at the #LasVegas Sun & later the Las Vegas Review-Journal, where he worked at the time of his death.

    …German’s colleagues investigated his death as they grieved. At the same time, #police were releasing photos of a suspect & vehicle associated w/that person, requesting the public’s help. w/in days, police & #ReviewJournal reporters had both zeroed in on #Telles.

    #law

  29. #German was known for his expansive investigative #journalism. He covered #courts, #politics & #OrganizedCrime for >30yrs, first at the #LasVegas Sun & later the Las Vegas Review-Journal, where he worked at the time of his death.

    …German’s colleagues investigated his death as they grieved. At the same time, #police were releasing photos of a suspect & vehicle associated w/that person, requesting the public’s help. w/in days, police & #ReviewJournal reporters had both zeroed in on #Telles.

    #law

  30. #German was known for his expansive investigative #journalism. He covered #courts, #politics & #OrganizedCrime for >30yrs, first at the #LasVegas Sun & later the Las Vegas Review-Journal, where he worked at the time of his death.

    …German’s colleagues investigated his death as they grieved. At the same time, #police were releasing photos of a suspect & vehicle associated w/that person, requesting the public’s help. w/in days, police & #ReviewJournal reporters had both zeroed in on #Telles.

    #law

  31. The prosecution rested its case on Aug 19 after 4 days of witnesses & presentations that relied heavily on the #evidence police recovered from #RobertTelles’s home, #photos & #surveillance #video from the day of the stabbing, & a match between #Telles’s DNA & #DNA recovered from underneath #JeffGerman’s fingernails.

    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  32. The prosecution rested its case on Aug 19 after 4 days of witnesses & presentations that relied heavily on the #evidence police recovered from #RobertTelles’s home, #photos & #surveillance #video from the day of the stabbing, & a match between #Telles’s DNA & #DNA recovered from underneath #JeffGerman’s fingernails.

    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  33. The prosecution rested its case on Aug 19 after 4 days of witnesses & presentations that relied heavily on the #evidence police recovered from #RobertTelles’s home, #photos & #surveillance #video from the day of the stabbing, & a match between #Telles’s DNA & #DNA recovered from underneath #JeffGerman’s fingernails.

    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  34. The prosecution rested its case on Aug 19 after 4 days of witnesses & presentations that relied heavily on the #evidence police recovered from #RobertTelles’s home, #photos & #surveillance #video from the day of the stabbing, & a match between #Telles’s DNA & #DNA recovered from underneath #JeffGerman’s fingernails.

    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  35. The prosecution rested its case on Aug 19 after 4 days of witnesses & presentations that relied heavily on the #evidence police recovered from #RobertTelles’s home, #photos & #surveillance #video from the day of the stabbing, & a match between #Telles’s DNA & #DNA recovered from underneath #JeffGerman’s fingernails.

    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  36. The trial saw #RobertTelles take the stand against the advice of his attorney. During a winding, narrative testimony delivered across 2 days, #Telles accused those he clashed w/while in public office of framing him.
    
In the months before his death, #JeffGerman had written about Telles & his office, chronicling an alleged affair between the public administrator & a staffer & the tension that ensued among employees.

    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  37. The trial saw #RobertTelles take the stand against the advice of his attorney. During a winding, narrative testimony delivered across 2 days, #Telles accused those he clashed w/while in public office of framing him.
    
In the months before his death, #JeffGerman had written about Telles & his office, chronicling an alleged affair between the public administrator & a staffer & the tension that ensued among employees.

    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  38. The trial saw #RobertTelles take the stand against the advice of his attorney. During a winding, narrative testimony delivered across 2 days, #Telles accused those he clashed w/while in public office of framing him.
    
In the months before his death, #JeffGerman had written about Telles & his office, chronicling an alleged affair between the public administrator & a staffer & the tension that ensued among employees.

    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  39. The trial saw #RobertTelles take the stand against the advice of his attorney. During a winding, narrative testimony delivered across 2 days, #Telles accused those he clashed w/while in public office of framing him.
    
In the months before his death, #JeffGerman had written about Telles & his office, chronicling an alleged affair between the public administrator & a staffer & the tension that ensued among employees.

    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism

  40. The trial saw #RobertTelles take the stand against the advice of his attorney. During a winding, narrative testimony delivered across 2 days, #Telles accused those he clashed w/while in public office of framing him.
    
In the months before his death, #JeffGerman had written about Telles & his office, chronicling an alleged affair between the public administrator & a staffer & the tension that ensued among employees.

    #law #Criminal #politics #violence #LasVegas #Nevada #Journalism