Wednesday 14 September 2022 10:38 PM Las Vegas Dem official 'throttled wife in drunken Bellagio casino brawl' court ... trends now
A Las Vegas Democrat who is accused of killing a journalist who exposed his affair had previously been arrested for abusing his wife and resisting arrest.
Robert Telles, 45, was arrested on March 1, 2020, after Metropolitan police received a frantic call from his wife, Mae Ismael, shortly after 11pm the night before.
She told officers she and her husband were at the Bellagio casino that night, where he got drunk and started arguing with her.
The two then decided to head home, according to police reports obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, but as Ismael started driving home, the Clark County public administrator grabbed her neck and hit her arm. He also allegedly tried to break things in the car.
The fight reportedly continued after they returned to their home in Peccole Ranch, where Ismael said she and their children hid in a room as Telles yelled 'Kill me.'
Then after she called 911, the police report states, that Telles grabbed Ismael in a tight 'bear hug' and did not let her go until their children pried her away.
'The force of the grab, and Robert's demeanor frightened the children,' the police report says. It also notes that Ismael had no visible injuries from the brawl.
But when police arrived at the home that night, they reported that Telles began arguing with his wife again — and even yelled at officers when they tried to keep the two separated.
By the time officers tried to put him in handcuffs, the police report says, Telles flexed his arm in front of his body and collapsed into a chair, refusing to get up.
In the end, though, the domestic battery charge was dismissed 'per negotiations,' according to court documents and Telles only received a suspended 90-day sentence on the resisting arrest charge on September 30, 2020.
He was required to pay a $418 fine, attend a 'Corrective Thinking' class focusing on stress management and relationships — which he completed on March 30, 2021.
Now, Telles is facing new charges for the murder of Jeff German, a reporter with the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
He is being held without bail, as he remains in his public administrator role and continues to collect his $130,000 salary until another person is elected.
Robert Telles, 45, has previously been arrested for drunkenly assaulting his wife in 2020
He is said to have grabbed her in a 'bear hug' after she called 911 and would not let go until their children (pictured) pried her away
Telles, the Clark County public administrator, right, is now facing a murder charge in the stabbing of Las Vegas journalist Jeff German, left, who spent months reporting on the turmoil in Telles' office and how he lost his re-election bid in June
The revelation comes just one day after Telles appeared in front of a judge, smirking as he was told his next appearance in the case would be September 20th.
He wore a navy prison issued uniform, smiling and nodding during the proceedings as he remained in handcuffs before being led away.
The official did not speak during the hearing, and had white bandages up his arms from his suicide attempt before officers arrested him over German's murder.
The 69-year-old journalist had been found stabbed to death on September 3 after publishing a series of articles exposing married Telles' affair and mismanagements of public office.
He had spent months reporting on the turmoil in Telles' office and how he lost his re-election bid in June.
He also revealed that Telles was having an affair with a colleague after German published a video of him exiting a vehicle with his lover.
Staffer Roberta Lee-Kennett, 45, left the backseat of the car at the same time as the official, and can be seen hoisting her skirt down.
Telles has denied
