A local elected official is due to face a judge on a murder charge Tuesday in the stabbing death of a Las Vegas investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of him.
The late Jeff German, host of"Mobbed Up," poses with Planet Hollywood, formerly the Aladdin, in the background on the Strip in Las Vegas, on June 2, 2021.
A criminal complaint accuses Telles of"lying in wait" for German, 69, who prosecutors say was stabbed seven times. German lived alone, and his body was found the following day. The Clark County coroner ruled his death was a homicide. Police said Telles shut off his cellphone and waited in a vehicle outside German's home until the attack. It was characterized as a planned response to articles that German wrote aboutin the county office that handles assets of people who die without a will or family contacts.
"The published articles ... ruined political career, likely his marriage, and this was him lashing out at the cause," Chief Deputy Clark County District Attorney Richard Scow told a judge on Sept. 8. Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, a Republican running for governor in November, said investigators also obtained security video that might show the attack.that German will be inducted this Saturday into the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame.
Telles' father, Raymond R. Telles, was elected to two terms on the El Paso City Council but lost a bid for mayor. He later gave up his law license and avoided prison after pleading guilty in a federal conspiracy and wire fraud case.