Police have arrested a Nevada county official in connection to the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German, the Review-Journal reported Wednesday. The arrest comes 3 days after German was killed in a stabbing.

Robert Telles was arrested soon after police served a warrant on his home and vehicle early Wednesday evening. Telles, a Clark County public administrator, had accused German of “smearing” his reputation in a series of investigative articles ahead of the June 2022 primary. Telles lost the primary but will remain in office until December.