LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas judge has ruled that former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles is not indigent and does not qualify to have a standby attorney.
Telles, who is representing himself, appeared in court Wednesday to argue a motion he filed to compel the Metropolitan Police Department to move him to a different unit in the Clark County Detention Center. District Judge Michelle Leavitt denied the motion, and during the hearing she also questioned Telles about his financial status.
He is facing a murder charge in the killing of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German, who was fatally stabbed outside his home in September. Prosecutors have accused Telles of killing German because of articles he wrote about Telles’ conduct as an elected official. Telles has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge, and has claimed that what prosecutors have called “overwhelming evidence” against him was planted at his home.
