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(AP Photo/John Locher) I have published multiple reports on the arrest of Clark County’s Democrat Public Administrator Robert Telles for the murder of investigative journalist Jeff German. I’ve covered the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s investigation and search of Telles’ property , the subsequent arrest , Sheriff Joe Lombardo’s formal announcement of the arrest and press conference, and Telles’ initial court appearance .
I have aimed to do this reporting without conflating or noting the relevant political undercurrents for the benefit of my own community in Las Vegas, which is seeking answers in an unsettling moment of grief and shock. But, I am not a criminal justice reporter. I am a political writer, and RedState’s readers want to understand more than the cut-and-dried facts of this case. It will likely not come as a surprise that there is a partisan implication in how Nevada’s public officials are responding to this case.
Firstly, Jeff German as a well-known, respected, and tenacious journalist was memorialized by Nevada’s top elected officials after his passing, including posts from official state accounts. Since it has been discovered that the accused murderer, Telles, is a sitting Democrat public official, many of the state’s Democrat elected leaders have been mum. They were heartbroken about German’s murder but failed to celebrate that the crime was swiftly solved and the accused murderer was brought to face justice.
Case in point is Democrat Governor Steve Sisolak, who’s in the midst of a tight re-election race against GOP nominee and current Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo. Sisolak posted condolences from his official Twitter account upon the news of German’s murder. This is a tragic loss for our community – @JGermanRJ was tough but fair and a great mentor to young reporters both at the @LasVegasSun and the @reviewjournal . Kathy and I are […]
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