Las Vegas Dem accused of killing journalist said in 2020 arrest wife acted like he was going to ‘kill’ her
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Clark County, Nevada, Public Administrator Robert Telles, who was indicted last week in connection with the Aug. 3 The murder of an investigative journalistcan be heard saying that his wife acted like he was “going to kill her” during a 2020 arrest that was captured on police body camera footage.
Las Vegas police arrested Tellis, 45, after they released photos of the suspect in the murder of journalist Robert German and the suspect’s vehicle, which matched the description of the vehicle Tellis was driving before German’s death. was seen
In a video captured during his March 1, 2020, arrest over a domestic incident in which he allegedly strangled his wife, a drunk Tells repeatedly says he loves his wife and family and Will never hurt them. FOX5 Las Vegas.
However, at one point, he says his wife was “acting” like he was “going to kill her.”
The Las Vegas dam involved in the journalist’s murder appeared in court
In the video, the public administrator repeatedly tells the police that he is a “public official”.
“Why are you taking me down? I didn’t touch anybody. I didn’t hurt anybody. This is a civil rights violation,” police said in 2020 body camera footage obtained by FOX5. can be heard saying.
He later says: “I’m not, like, a disgrace. I’m a public official. … I’m not trying to be an a-hole or a jerk.”
At one point, he asks an officer to contact an official. Clark County The Custody Center (CCDC) will “vouch” for this.
Robert Tellis, the suspect in Jeff German’s murder, is being held in the Clark County Detention Center.
(LVMPD)
In the video, police can be heard saying Tellis is accused of strangling his wife near the Bellagio Hotel. When an officer points out that his wife might be upset by Tellis’ drunken state, he tells the cop: “Truth be told, I was drunk, Chief. I was drunker than he was.”
According to FOX5, the case was closed on March 30, 2020, and Tellis was ordered to complete the class.
Two years later, Tellis was accused of murdering German, a Las Vegas Review-Journal journalist who had uncovered possible wrongdoing in Tellis’ office. Police said after Tellis’ arrest that the public administrator was “concerned” about the additional pending reports.
Robert Tellis is accused of stabbing Jeff German to death outside the journalist’s home on August 3.
(Elizabeth Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)
The 45-year-old Democratic City official is charged with open murder and is currently being held at the Clark County Detention Center.
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Police on Tuesday released a photo of the suspect in German’s murder, wearing a bright orange jacket, a large straw hat, black pants and gray shoes. After Tellis’ arrest, authorities revealed that they had recovered a cut-up straw hat and cut-up gray shoes with blood stains from Tellis’ home during the investigation into German’s murder. Police said they also recovered Tellus’ DNA from the crime scene.
LVMPD is still processing other evidence in the case. Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the LVMPD Homicide Section by phone at 702-828-7777, or by email at homicide@lvmpd.com. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 702-385-5555, or on the Internet at www.crimestoppersofnv.com.