Re: A local Democrat official has been arrested in connection with the death of a Las Vegas journalist, report says

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(CNN)An arrest has been made in the stabbing death of Las Vegas
Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German, police say.
And his newspaper said the suspect is a public official who has
been the subject of German's investigative reporting.

Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles was arrested
Wednesday in connection with German's death, Clark County
Sheriff Joe Lombardo told the Review-Journal.

Telles has not been publicly identified by police as being
connected to German's death, but the Las Vegas Metro Police
Department said in a post on social media that the "suspect in
the homicide that occurred on September 2, 2022, has been taken
into custody."

Online Clark County Jail records show Telles is being held on a
murder count and has a court appearance scheduled for Thursday
afternoon. CNN has reached out to LVMPD for additional comment.

German was found dead outside of his Las Vegas home Saturday,
according to police. The Review-Journal said German was found
with "stab wounds." The Clark County Office of the Medical
Examiner confirmed to CNN that the cause of German's death was
multiple sharp force injuries, and the manner of his death was
homicide.

Las Vegas police confirmed Wednesday that officers served search
warrants in relation to German's death, but did not immediately
provide any additional information. A search warrant may be
issued when a judge finds probable cause that police will find
evidence of a crime.

German had been working on a story about Telles the week he was
killed, according to the Review-Journal. Telles was the subject
of articles that detailed his oversight of his office, and
German reported that Telles created a hostile work environment
and carried on an inappropriate relationship with a staffer.

Telles lost his reelection bid in June.
Uniformed officers and police vehicles were seen on Wednesday
morning outside of Telles' home, according to local media.
Investigators haven't said if the activity was connected to the
investigation into German's death.

Police would not provide CNN information on what activity
transpired at the address linked to Telles. CNN has reached out
to Telles and his office for comment.

Las Vegas police released photos Tuesday of a possible suspect
and vehicle -- what appears to be a maroon GMC SUV -- connected
to German's death.

"Review-Journal reporters observed Telles in the driveway of his
home, standing next to a vehicle matching that description," the
newspaper reported. "The GMC vehicle and a second vehicle were
towed from Telles' property at about 12:50 p.m. on Wednesday."

The Review-Journal released a statement over the weekend on
German's death.

"The Review-Journal family is devastated to lose Jeff," said
Executive Editor Glenn Cook, according to the paper. "He was the
gold standard of the news business. It's hard to imagine what
Las Vegas would be like today without his many years of shining
a bright light on dark places."

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