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Last updated June 11, 2026
The Jeff German murder case after the shock wore off
A veteran investigative journalist was stabbed to death outside his Las Vegas home.
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Nevada - Las Vegas
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Current status
Former Clark County official Robert Telles was convicted in 2024 and is serving a sentence that requires at least 28 years before parole eligibility. His direct appeal remains pending before the Nevada Supreme Court; prosecutors filed their answering brief in June 2026.
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3.8 years
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June 11, 2026
June 11, 2026
Nevada prosecutors filed their answering brief opposing Telles's appeal; no argument date had been set.
September 24, 2025
Telles filed an amended opening brief asking the Nevada Supreme Court for a new trial.
October 16, 2024
State sentencing proceedings leave Telles facing at least 28 years before parole eligibility.
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What happened next
A fuller account of the events, rulings, and records that followed.
Jeff German's killing in September 2022 set off immediate alarm because it looked like one of the clearest attacks on a journalist in the United States in years. Police soon focused on Clark County public administrator Robert Telles, whose office German had scrutinized in damaging stories. That connection made the case unforgettable, but the later courtroom outcome drew much less national attention. In August 2024, Telles was convicted, and sentencing left him facing a minimum of 28 years before parole eligibility.
The conviction is now in the direct-appeal phase. Telles asked the Nevada Supreme Court for a new trial, arguing that alleged trial errors and misconduct denied him a fair proceeding. Clark County prosecutors filed their formal response in June 2026, and no oral-argument date had been set. The conviction and sentence remain in force while the appeal proceeds.
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June 11, 2026
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Telles filed an amended opening brief asking the Nevada Supreme Court for a new trial.
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State sentencing proceedings leave Telles facing at least 28 years before parole eligibility.
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A jury convicts Telles of murder.
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Clark County official Robert Telles is arrested in the killing.
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Jeff German is attacked outside his home in Las Vegas and later found dead.
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