Robert Telles: Las Vegas official accused of killing reporter was arrested for assaulting wife during drunken brawl

Robert Telles: Las Vegas official accused of killing reporter was arrested for assaulting wife during drunken brawl
Robert Telles allegedly grabbed Mae Ismael's neck and hit her arm as she drove him home (Rob Telles/Facebook)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: Las Vegas Democratic official Robert Telles was previously arrested for abusing his wife and resisting arrest before being accused of killing a journalist who exposed his affair. Telles, 45, was arrested on March 1, 2020, after his wife called Metropolitan police after 11 pm the previous night. Mae Ismael told officers that she and Telles were at the Bellagio casino that night where he got drunk and began arguing with her.

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Police reports obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal claimed as his wife began driving home, Telles, a Clark County public administrator, grabbed her neck and hit her arm. He was also accused of trying to break things in the car.