In the case of murdered journalist Jeff German in Las Vegas, a local Clark County chief executive has been arrested as a suspect about whom German had reported critically.

German was found stabbed outside his home.

Police apparently found suspect Robert Telles' genetic material under the man's fingernails.

German reported in May about jealousies and favoritism in the offices led by Telles and an inappropriate relationship, under the headline "District office in chaos after secret video and allegations of harassment, hostilities".

According to the article, co-workers had videotaped Telles to prove he was in a relationship with a co-worker.

The reporting apparently cost Telles, a Democrat politician, his re-election;

According to media reports, further critical articles by Jeff German about him were pending.

According to a report in the Daily Beast, Jeff German's colleagues at the Las Vegas Review-Journal helped track down Telles.

The journalists apparently knew about angry tweets that Telles had posted about German.

They located the sender's address and the vehicle described by the police that was seen at the scene.

Police conducted a search of Telles' home, towed away the vehicle and eventually arrested the politician five days after the crime.

"Anyone of us would have told this story," The Daily Beast quoted Briana Erickson, a colleague of Jeff German.

"We are all now warned that something like this could be a consequence," she said.

Jeff German had made a name for himself over the past few decades as an investigative reporter, reporting not only on the mafia but also on corruption in local politics in Clark County, to which Las Vegas belongs.

German had once been beaten by a member of the city's organized crime group.

He had received repeated threats.

Briana Erickson referred to the "Daily Beast" among other things hostile voice messages, which went far beyond what Telles had brought up against German on Twitter.

Prior to the crime, however, Jeff German had not reported any specific threats.