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In the weeks before the June primary, German bylined reports about an office “mired in turmoil and internal dissension” between longtime employees and new hires under Telles’ leadership. Following the stories, county officials hired a consultant to help oversee the office.
Telles blamed “old-timers” for exaggerating the extent of his relationship with a female staffer and falsely claiming that he mistreated them. He posted complaints on Twitter about German, saying he was a bully who was “obsessed” with him.
Telles ended up finishing last in the three-way primary and was serving out the remainder of his term at the time of the killing.
The articles “ruined his political career, likely his marriage, and this was him lashing out at the cause,” Chief Deputy Clark County District Attorney Richard Scow said Thursday.
Why did I bother to check? Well, because this is what happens why social media junkies like Big Blitz depend solely on those insta-comment/hot take twitter feeds for their news. The Wash Post and all other media outlets covered this story, covered it well, and continue to cover it.
why didn’t the headline say reporter murdered by democrat? You know very well it would have if he was republican