A lawyer for Telles did not immediately returnRolling Stones request for comment.

Not long after Germans articles were published, Telles lost his bid for reelection.

During the two-week trial, the prosecution bolstered this shocking retribution narrative with a variety of evidence.

Robert Telles waits in the courtroom during his murder trial at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas Monday, August 26, 2024. Telles, a former Clark County public administrator, is charged in the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative journalist Jeff German. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Pool)

Robert Telles waiting in the courtroom during his murder trial at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas.K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Getty Images

He also wouldnt take no for an answer, or no comment.

He was amazing that way.