Robert Richard Telles, the Clark County public administrator, is charged with the murder in the stabbing death of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German. German had written articles critical of Telles and his managerial conduct. After police asked for help, Telles was arrested on Sept. 7 in the Sept. 2 slaying of the veteran Las Vegas Review-Journal staff writer. Police said Telles shut off his cellphone and waited in a vehicle outside German's home until the attack. It was characterized as a planned response to articles that German wrote about 'turmoil and internal dissension' in the county office that handles assets of people who die without a will or family contacts. Telles lost his primary bid for reelection in June after articles in May aired claims of administrative bullying, favoritism and Telles' relationship with a subordinate staffer. Police said a search warrant turned up items at Telles' home including blood-stained shoes and a straw hat that had been cut into pieces.