Telles Murder Trial: State’s key witnesses continue to testify
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A long day of testimony wraps up day 4 of the Robert Telles trial on Thursday. Law enforcement personnel, and a medical examiner who worked the case, along with two real estate agents took the stand.
We heard from a man named Zackary Schilling, a prominent real estate agent, who says he worked with Telles while he was the county public administrator. When Metro released pictures of the suspect and car, Schilling said he knew who it was.
“When you see images of the suspect walking around does that catch your attention?” asked district attorney Christopher Hamner. “Yes, it does, with the way of the photos and the likeliness of Mr. Telles were really really close,” Schilling replied. “I’m like, boy, that really looks like somebody I know,” Schilling added. “Who were you thinking of?” Hamner followed up. “I was thinking of Mr. Telles,” the witness said. He continued by saying, “Mr. Telles would wear a certain kind of Nike [shoe] that was very unique to me.”
Schilling, in another reply to the state, said, “I didn’t want to believe it but the facts are the facts, that was Rob Telles’ car.”
Schilling ended up calling CrimeStoppers to let them know about Telles.
Throughout Schilling’s testimony, Telles is seen shaking his head in disbelief.
We also heard from a detective who searched Telles’ house. He tells the jury about finding shoes under his couch. “Did the shoe catch your attention?” the state asks. “It appeared to be the shoe that was shown to us previously in the photos we had of the suspect,” Edgar Nahum said.
The detective goes on to explain how the shoes were found. Nahum also says no one except Telles and his wife were in the home at the home of the search warrant.
As we mentioned before, the defense claims evidence was planted.
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4:54 P.M. - The court is in recess for the evening.
4:35 P.M. - The state calls in Metro homicide detective John Hoffman to the stand. Hoffman was also at Telles’ home during the search warrant. He searched Telles’ garage and found a white plastic bag with a cut-up sun hat. It appears to be similar to the one the suspect wore on the day of the murder.
4:25 P.M. - Metro homicide detective James Milligan is called to the stand by the state. He was another detective at Robert Telles’ home. His testimony focused on a duffle-like bag found in the garage. Milligan says it looks very similar to the one the suspect was carrying in surveillance video.
3:56 P.M. - Metro homicide detective Edgar Nahum is now on the stand. He was a detective at Robert Telles’ home during the search on September 7.
3:34 P.M. - Kristen Riffle, Zackary Schilling’s real estate partner, is up on the witness stand. They both work for Simply Vegas, a brokerage in town.
3:28 P.M. - Juror #5, a woman, has a question for Schilling. This is the first juror question of the trial.
The question reads, “Did he [Schilling] talk to his friend [a SWAT officer] before or after he was interviewed by the detective?”
3:25 P.M. - Schilling saw the media reports after Metro released the initial video and photos of the alleged suspect involved in German’s killing. Schilling talks about remembering the type of shoes Telles wore and the way he walked. Schilling and Telles would walk homes together before being placed on the market. Schilling said he chose to call CrimeStoppers to report it.
3:07 P.M. - Zackary Schilling is on the stand now. He’s a real estate agent and helped sell probate houses for Telles during his time in the public administrator’s office. These are homes that go up for sale after the owner passes away.
2:44 P.M. - Court is in a 15-minute break.
2:35 P.M. - The defense is cross-examining Manning now. Draskovich references a brown bag she was asked to bring into the courtroom. Inside is a pair of pants taken from Telles when he was brought to Summerlin Area Command. She brought it from the Metro evidence vault.
2:15 P.M. - The state calls in Jennifer Manning to the stand now. She is a Metro Senior Crime Scene Analyst.
Manning was present at the autopsy of Jeff German; she was not at the crime scene. Crime scene analysts are in rotation for autopsies. Manning says crime scene analysts go to autopsies to gather anything else they may need for the investigation.
1:58 P.M. - Defense attorney Draskovich is now cross-examining Dr. Yagi.
1:54 P.M. - They are looking over coroner photos, specifically the stab wounds. Dr. Yagi explains what each injury did to the body and if it caused fatal effects. Yagi says there were 13 wounds total on his body.
More photos show “defense wounds” on German’s hands and arms. Dr. Yagi points out “minor abrasions and scratch-like injuries on German’s forehead.”
1:25 P.M. - Court has resumed. Dr. Stephanie Yagi, a medical examiner and forensic analyst with the Clark County Coroners Office, is on the stand now. The state has her explain what she does at the coroner’s office. She is also asked to describe photos taken of German’s body.
11:43 A.M. - Court in recess for lunch.
11:42 A.M. - Draskovich is prying Mogg on specific portions of the more than 20 clips in the detective’s slideshow. Some speculation from the defense includes the red Yukon’s missing license plate and whether any surveillance video captured the driver removing the plate and placing it back on the vehicle. Mogg references the videos of the red Yukon in German’s neighborhood without a plate.
11:12 A.M. - Former Metro detective Clifford Mogg is sworn back in to face cross-examination by defense attorney Robert Draskovich.
11:10 A.M. - Court is back in session.
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