The DNA of a jailed elected official who was angered by past and upcoming newspaper stories was found on the hands of a Las Vegas investigative reporter who fought for his life while being stabbed to death outside his home, authorities said Thursday.
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson called German's death “brutal and meaningless” and the case against Telles important for the community. Wolfson said a decision about whether to seek the death penalty will be made in coming months.
“This has been an unusual case from the beginning,” Lombardo told reporters at a news conference, “the murder of an investigative journalist, and the main suspect an elected official here in Clark County.” “Telles had publicly expressed his issues with that reporting,” Koren said. “We found out later there was additional reporting that was pending.”
Investigators said a distinctive maroon GMC Yukon Denali SUV was seen driving around German’s neighborhood Sept. 2, the morning of the killing, stopping several times. That vehicle, registered to Telles’ wife, departed Telles’ home around 9 a.m. and returned around noon, Koren said.
Glenn Cook, executive editor of the Review-Journal, said the newsroom had mixed emotions following Telles' arrest. Clark County officials said Thursday that Telles was suspended and banned from county offices or property pending a review of his position as an elected official.
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