Vegas official whose home was searched following murder of journalist ranted about the reporter

The Las Vegas official whose home was searched in connection with the stabbing death of an investigative reporter repeatedly called him a liar on social media – and had a page on his campaign website dedicated to debunking his stories, DailyMail.com can reveal.

Jeff German, 69, a veteran reporter who covered politics and crime for the Las Vegas Review Journal, was found dead outside his home on Saturday morning.

On Wednesday morning, cops stormed the home of Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, 45 – a Democrat who failed to win re-election following a series of stories written by German that exposed the turmoil in his office and claimed he had an affair with an employee.

Now DailyMail.com can reveal Telles had been railing against German for months – including in an angry series of messages on social media in which he accused him of rifling through his trash and writing ‘lying smear pieces’ about him.

He also had a section on his campaign website called ‘Truth’ which referred to German by name and accused him of conspiring with Rita Reid – his challenger in the Democratic primary for the post of Clark County Public Administrator – to create false stories about him.

Reid, who won the June 16 election, was among those who complained of Telles’ behavior at work – and about his alleged affair with staffer Roberta Lee-Kennett, 45 – to German.

He also accused the pair of conspiring with John Cahill – his predecessor in the role – and claimed the trio were attempting to ‘drag me through the mud’ for their own gain.

In an angry post on June 19 – three days after he lost the primary – Telles wrote: ‘If Rita does not win, then her position will not be vacated.

‘Then, the employee who wanted her position will not get it. This person wanted to work in that position for three years to obtain a much higher monthly payment in retirement.

‘For that reason, Jeff German and John Cahill may not be done trying to drag me through the mud.

‘To ensure that Democrats rally around Rita, they would have to turn most Democratic voters against me even now when I should be irrelevant. Don’t be surprised if the articles keep coming.

‘Through all of these articles, I have had the support of my family and friends. 

‘Despite what Jeff German and John Cahill have tried to do to me personally, I have been backed up by love and support that helped me to keep fighting for re-election. While I have lost, I still yet have that love and support.’

Telles had also embarked on a Twitter tirade the day before – accusing German of looking through his trash, making a ‘veiled threat’ against him and of bullying.

One post read: ‘Looking forward to lying smear piece #4 by @JGermanRJ #onetrickpony. I think he’s mad I haven’t crawled into a hole and died.’

A second added: ‘Typical bully. Can’t take a pound of critism after slinging 100 pounds of BS. Up to article #4 now. You’d think he’d have better things to do.’

Telles also said he expected to be linked to the Mob and Yakuza [street gang] after leaving pizza and sushi boxes in the trash, before adding sarcastically: ‘*Wife hears rustling in the trash* Her: ‘Honey, is there a wild animal in the trash?’ Me: ‘No, dear. Looks like it’s @JGermanRJ going through our trash for his 4th story on me.’ Oh, Jeff…’

Telles shares a $660,000 four-bedroom home with his wife Mae Ishmael, 45, and their three young children in the upscale Peccole Ranch area of Las Vegas.

The house was raided by cops early on Wednesday morning.

Police had already released footage of a maroon 2007 to 2013 GMC Yukon Denali which they said was linked to the case.

A similar vehicle, which appears in the street map view of Telles’ home, was removed from the property by police, along with a gray BMW sedan.

Telles is understood to have returned to the property around 2pm and was, according to the Las Vegas Review Journal, dressed in a hazmat suit.