Posted on: October 16, 2024, 01:42h.
Final up to date on: October 16, 2024, 01:57h.
Robert Telles, a former Clark County Public Administrator, who was sentenced to twenty years to life in August for stabbing Las Vegas newspaper reporter Jeff German to death in 2022, acquired extra jail time Wednesday in Eighth Judicial District Court docket.
Choose Michelle Leavitt added eight years to Telles’ sentence for 2 enhancements — one for homicide with a lethal weapon and the opposite as a result of German was over 60 years outdated.
Having already served two years, Telles, 47, gained’t be eligible for parole for an additional 26, when he’s 73.
Overwhelming Proof
Telles was convicted of first-degree homicide for plotting German’s demise after tales the reporter wrote for the Las Vegas Assessment-Journal revealed a poisonous work surroundings created by Telles in his workplace, along with an affair he had with a staffer.
Telles admitted that these articles most likely value him his final election.
The proof towards Telles’ not responsible plea was overwhelming. It included pores and skin together with his DNA discovered beneath German’s fingernails and a photograph of a textual content despatched to Telles from his spouse from her Apple Watch.
It learn, “The place are you?” It was despatched at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 2, 2022.
That is the time that safety footage confirmed a maroon SUV resembling Telles’ being pushed close to German’s home by a person, carrying an orange outfit and a straw hat, whom even Telles referred to a number of instances as German’s killer. The same straw hat was discovered by police, lower up, in Telles’ storage.
Telles selected to deal with the court docket himself on Wednesday. That’s a possibility that almost all attorneys advise their convicted purchasers to say no, and Telles demonstrated why.
As he turned to face his sufferer’s still-grieving household, Telles conveyed his “deepest condolences,” including that German was, “you recognize, very impactful locally, he made a distinction.”
Then Telles continued to say his innocence, inserting his welfare above any consideration for the folks he selected to devastate.
“I perceive the need to hunt justice and have anyone accountable for this,” Telles stated, “however I didn’t kill Mr. German.”
