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Katelyn Newberg

Court filing: Suspect in Las Vegas journalist killing wants to represent himself in murder case

LAS VEGAS — Court records filed by the most recent private attorney for Robert Telles indicate that the former Clark County Public Administrator now wants to represent himself against a murder charge in the killing of Review-Journal reporter Jeff German.

Damian Sheets filed a motion to withdraw as Telles’ defense counsel on Friday, two weeks after he first filed paperwork to represent him.

“Defendant has indicated that he would like to represent himself in proper person and has asked counsel to withdraw from representation,” according to the motion.

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