Democrat Charged with Murdering Investigative Journalist Spins Wild Tale in Court, Claims He’s Being Framed by Realty Company
A former Democratic official charged in the slaying of an investigative journalist has put forward an outlandish theory during his trial for murder.
The narrative was presented to the jury as 47-year-old Robert Telles, a former Clark County, Nevada, public administrator, took the witness stand Wednesday.
Telles is accused of murdering 60-year-old Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German. German, who was found dead with stab wounds outside of his home in September 2022, had written reports critical of Telles and the official’s leadership.
“It’s a day I’ve been waiting for for nearly two years,” Telles told jurors Wednesday after being called to witness for the defense, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
