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Robert Telles, a former Democratic public administrator in Las Vegas, has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of investigative journalist Jeff German. The 47-year-old politician was convicted of first-degree murder after it was revealed that he lay in wait outside the home of 69-year-old German before stabbing him to death on September 2, 2022.
German, a reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, had written critical articles exposing wrongdoing in Telles’s department, leading to the attack. Clark County prosecutor Steve Wolfson emphasized that the verdict sends a strong message against attempts to silence or intimidate journalists.
Telles bowed his head as the life sentence, which includes a minimum term of 20 years, was read. In the courtroom, German’s family members and colleagues from the Clark County public administrator’s office, who had initially asked German to investigate Telles, expressed their grief and support for the journalist by wearing red shirts and badges featuring his face.
Glenn Cook, the executive editor of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, praised German’s work and noted the significance of the conviction, stating, “Jeff was killed for doing the kind of work in which he took great pride: His reporting held an elected official accountable for bad behaviour and empowered voters to choose someone else for the job.”
Cook also highlighted that unlike in many other countries where the killers of journalists go unpunished, justice was served in Las Vegas.
