“We are relieved Telles is in custody and outraged that a colleague appears to have been killed for reporting on an elected official. “The arrest of Robert Telles is at once an enormous relief and an outrage for the Review-Journal newsroom,” Cook said in a statement to his newspaper Wednesday. Telles, who remains in office until December, has publicly chastised German, accusing him in one tweet of writing a “lying smear piece” and in another of being a “bully.”Įxecutive Editor Glenn Cook said German hadn’t communicated any concerns over his safety to the paper’s leadership team. But the department also said, “It appears the suspect was potentially casing the area to commit other crimes before the homicide occurred.”Īccording to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, German was working on a new story about Telles the week he was stabbed to death. In a somewhat confusing series of statements, Las Vegas Metro police repeatedly called it an “isolated incident” when pressed about the danger to the public. It was unclear whether Telles is the only target of the warrants. The department would not provide specific addresses. Las Vegas Metro police, following the search warrant initiation, acknowledged Wednesday morning it was “currently serving search warrants” in connection with German’s killing. The second was of the Denali, which has chrome handles and a sunroof. One was an image of an unidentified suspect whose appearance was disguised by a wide straw hat, gloves and orange long-sleeve shirt. Las Vegas police released two images Tuesday they said were potential leads in the killing. German was found Saturday morning, but investigators said they believe the slaying occurred Friday morning, and security video had tied the SUV to a suspect.Īn SUV matching that description was towed from Telles’ driveway Wednesday morning as detectives searched the house. The search came a day after police announced they connected a red or maroon 2007 to 2014 GMC Yukon Denali to the fatal stabbing of German, 69, outside his northwest Las Vegas home. World & Nation Las Vegas investigative reporter found fatally stabbed outside homeĪward-winning reporter Jeff German was found dead with stab wounds outside his home Saturday morning.
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