Tabonga | 2,532 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 What a chickenshit crime. Turned out well for the victims though. https://news.yahoo.com/news/man-arrested-stealing-lemonade-stand-184908828.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,935 Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 Ex-politician found guilty of murder in Vegas reporter’s stabbing death https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/28/us/robert-telles-trial-murder-vegas-reporter/index.html Robert Telles, a 47-year-old former Clark County public administrator, was convicted in the September 2022 death of Jeff German, a longtime Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter. The jury found the murder was “willful, deliberate and premeditated” and it was carried out by “lying in wait.” Telles shook his head as the verdict was read aloud. German had written about allegations of wrongdoing in the Clark County Public Administrator’s office, reporting that Telles created a hostile work environment and carried on an inappropriate relationship with a staffer. In part because of those articles, Telles lost his bid for reelection in a Democratic primary in June 2022. About two dozen witnesses testified for the prosecution, which used video and physical evidence to tie Telles to the suspect’s disguise, a maroon vehicle at the scene and DNA from under German’s fingernails. In contrast, the defense said Telles had been framed for the death because he was trying to make changes in his political office that upset the “Old Guard.” Telles testified in his own defense during the trial and denied wrongdoing, offering up a conspiracy that a real estate company had hired an assassin to kill the reporter and then frame him. The prosecution’s case focused on surveillance video from German’s neighborhood on the day of the killing showing a suspect wearing a large sunhat, orange jacket and gray Nike sneakers, and driving a maroon SUV. The suspect hid in the bushes on the side of German’s house, waited for the reporter to arrive home, and then fatally stabbed him and left him to die, prosecutors said. The maroon SUV belonged to Telles, and he was later seen washing the vehicle in front of his house, according to prosecutors. In a search warrant of Telles’ house, police found a large sunhat and gray Nike sneakers that had been cut into pieces and hidden, according to prosecutors. Further, DNA from under German’s fingernails was consistent with Telles’ DNA, prosecutors said. Investigators also examined Telles’ phone and found images from Google Maps of German’s house, prosecutors said. I mean, no one ever said politicians were smart! That said, wow. He really thought a sunhat and some sneakers would hide his identity? Yeah, not the sharpest tool in the shed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,935 Posted September 7 Author Share Posted September 7 Just callous and frankly evil... Florida ballroom dancer hit motorcyclist then drove off with bike stuck to her car, police say https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-ballroom-dancer-hit-motorcyclist-211752355.html Rebekah Mackenzie Tate, 23, allegedly hit a 34-year-old motorcyclist so hard early Sunday morning that his helmet flew off, and he was left in the middle of the roadway. Tate, who says she’s a professional ballroom dancer, harpist and pianist on her Instagram, was charged with leaving a crash with great bodily harm and tampering with evidence in a criminal proceeding, according to jail records. "Instead of remaining on scene or calling 911, Tate can be seen driving away with the motorcycle still attached to the front of her vehicle," a news release from the West Melbourne Police Department said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,532 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 1 hour ago, avatar! said: Just callous and frankly evil... Florida ballroom dancer hit motorcyclist then drove off with bike stuck to her car, police say https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-ballroom-dancer-hit-motorcyclist-211752355.html Rebekah Mackenzie Tate, 23, allegedly hit a 34-year-old motorcyclist so hard early Sunday morning that his helmet flew off, and he was left in the middle of the roadway. Tate, who says she’s a professional ballroom dancer, harpist and pianist on her Instagram, was charged with leaving a crash with great bodily harm and tampering with evidence in a criminal proceeding, according to jail records. "Instead of remaining on scene or calling 911, Tate can be seen driving away with the motorcycle still attached to the front of her vehicle," a news release from the West Melbourne Police Department said. One wonders what exactly she thought she was going to do with her "new" hybrid vehicle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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