News station's wild story: 911 caller sees 10-foot-tall 'aliens' with 'big eyes' in backyard, says 'they're not human'; cop on way to scene confesses, 'I have butterflies, bro'



Las Vegas news station KLAS-TV published a wild investigative story Wednesday — all about a falling flash of light in the night sky captured on video and a 911 call minutes later from a man who told a dispatcher he was looking right at 10-foot-tall "aliens" with "big eyes" in his backyard and that "they are not human."

"I swear to God this is not a joke, this is actually — we’re terrified," the man added to the dispatcher, according to a recording of the call the station obtained.

'It has big eyes, and it’s looking at us'

Around 11:50 p.m. April 30, a Las Vegas Metro police officer’s bodycam recorded something streaking low across the sky, KLAS said, adding that the American Meteor Society said people across eastern California, Nevada, and Utah reported seeing the flash.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

The station said a man called 911 about 40 minutes later, saying he and his family saw something fall from the sky — and that two moving things were in his backyard.

"There’s like an 8-foot person ... and another one ... and it has big eyes, and it’s looking at us — and it’s still there,” the caller told a dispatcher, according to KLAS.

The dispatcher asked, "So, there’s two people ... two subjects in your backyard?" the station said.

"Correct. And they’re very large. They’re like 8 foot, 9 feet, 10 foot," the caller replied, according to KLAS. "I don't know ... they look like aliens to us. Big eyes. They have big eyes. Like, I can’t explain it, and big mouth[s]. They’re shiny eyes, and they’re not human. They’re 100% ... not human."

The station said it obtained a police call log that shows several other family members confirmed the sighting to officers.

'I have butterflies, bro'

With that, two officers went to the home to investigate, KLAS said, adding that the station obtained the officers' bodycam videos.

One bodycam video from inside a squad car records an officer saying, "I’m so nervous right now. I have butterflies, bro. Saw a shooting star, and then these people say there’s aliens in their backyard," the station said.

KLAS said the officers arrived at the home about a 30 minutes after the 911 call, and an officer's bodycam video shows him talking to the family.

“What'd you see?” the officer asked, according to the station.

“It was like a big creature,” one witness replied, KLAS said.

“A big creature?” the officer wondered, according to the station.

“Yeah, like around 10-feet tall,” the witness answered, KLAS said.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

“I’m not gonna BS you guys," the officer told the family, according to the station. "One of my partners said they saw something fall out of the sky, too. So that’s why I’m kinda curious. Did you see anything land in your backyard?”

KLAS said police bodycam video shows one officer walking into the backyard with a witness to investigate, and the witness told him, “What I saw right now, I do believe in it."

“You guys seem like legit scared, so I don’t blame you,” an officer replied, according the station.

But police blacked out the portion of the bodycam video showing the family's backyard over privacy laws, KLAS said.

The station added that around the same time, another witness told police an SUV was circling in the area, and a second officer's bodycam video shows him talking to neighbors driving by.

“This might sound like a really dumb question, but did you guys see anything fall out of the sky?” the officer asked the vehicle's passengers, KLAS reported. “I would normally discount it as nothing, however seeing as one of my partners said they saw it, too — [it's] the only reason I’m investigating it further.”

Metro police’s investigation turned up no concrete answers as of Wednesday, the station said, and the case has been closed. The family told KLAS officials returned to the home over several days to investigate.

“Hey, if those 9-foot beings come back, don’t call us alright?" one officer told the family as he walks from the home and back to his cruiser, the station said. "Deal with it yourself; I'm not dealing with that.”

Anything else?

Representatives from nearby Creech and Nellis Air Force bases told KLAS they weren't involved in the incident, and a Pentagon spokesperson did not immediately respond to questions regarding the event.

KLAS investigative reporter David Charns ended the video report by revealing, "Sources say that there's really no dispute: something was in their yard — exactly what we do not know."

Las Vegas family claims to see aliens after several report something falling from skyyoutu.be

The elephant in the room

The million-dollar questions on everyone's minds about now are, "Did the guy who called police record video of what he said he saw? Did anyone else with him record video? Are there photos?"

Well, apparently in this day and age of just about everyone having smartphones at the ready, the KLAS report doesn't mention if the family members recorded video or took images of their alleged encounter. You'd figure if they had either, they would've shared them with the news station.

That seemed to be the main question on minds of Twitter users responding to Charns' tweet about his story:

  • "My issue with this is they called the police, there's 4 people home, and not a single person thinks to snap a picture or take a video?" one user asked. "Seriously?
  • "No cellphone video? Photos?" another commenter wondered.
  • "I mean, if there were 2 8-foot aliens in my backyard, I'm pretty sure I'm pulling out a camera and getting video and pics," another user stated.

Oh, and then there's this gem:

\u201c@davidcharns @8NewsNow Literally everyone has a phone with the ability to shoot hi-res photos and video. \n\nI took a picture of an opossum walking on my fence. \n\n8ft Alien \ud83d\udc7d ... Nah\u201d
— David Charns (@David Charns) 1686175484

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Democrat indicted in savage killing of Las Vegas journalist, ousted from office. Victim 'was willing to speak truth to power and it cost him his life.'



A Democrat was indicted for murder Thursday in the grisly slaying last month of a Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter and ousted from office.

What are the details?

Robert Telles, 45, allegedly ambushed and killed Jeff German "willfully, unlawfully, with malice aforethought" on Sept. 2 after German penned a series of investigative articles detailing the Democrat's alleged misconduct and unethical behavior as Clark County Public Administrator in Nevada.

Telles, removed from office by court order earlier this month, is said to have lost his primary election in June to fellow Democrat Rita Reid partly as a result of the victim's investigative reporting.

German had written about hostilities, inappropriate relations, and "turmoil" inside Telles' county office.

Rita Reid told the Daily Beast that German "was willing to speak truth to power and it cost him his life."

Telles responded to German on Twitter, writing via his now-deleted account: "Typical bully. Can't take a pound of critism [sic] after slinging 100 pounds of BS. Up to article #4 now. You'd think he'd have better things to do."

Prosecutors indicated that the video and DNA evidence they say implicates Telles in German's murder is overwhelming, suggesting it was the former politician who couldn't take criticism.

Telles, a gun-control advocate who had once written to U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) saying, "There are folks on the other side that really want us at each other's throats," allegedly went to German's home and stabbed him multiple times.

If convicted, Telles may face the death penalty. Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson has yet to announce whether or not he will be seeking that sentence.

Denied bail once again on Tuesday, Telles remains in custody at the Clark County Detention Center.

Silencing the press

A murder investigation began Sept. 3 after German's body was found outside his home, six miles away from Telles' residence. The Clark County coroner ruled German's death a homicide resulting from "multiple sharp force injuries."

Three days later, the Las Vegas Metro Police Department released images of a possible suspect carrying a bag and wearing a reflective orange shirt and a broad-brimmed straw hat. The LVMPD also revealed images of a maroon GMC Yukon Denali, which had been near the crime scene around the time of the murder.

LVMPD Sheriff Joe Lombardo indicated someone had been seen driving the vehicle "suspiciously" around the neighborhood and confirmed the suspect had used it to leave the area. The vehicle depicted was a maroon GMC Yukon Denali.

\u201cAn SUV parked in Robert Telles' driveway looks similar to the one Las Vegas Metro police asked to help identify Wednesday. I cannot confirm if it is in fact the same car. https://t.co/EXvGYKSfYB\u201d
— David Charns (@David Charns) 1662564922

Cpt. Dori Koren later noted that the vehicle was registered to Telles' wife.

Man Found Deceased Outside of Home - Update-Photo of Suspect Vehicleyoutu.be

The LVMP executed a search warrant on Sept. 7 at Telles' home and towed two vehicles, one of which was the GMC observed near the crime scene.

Telles arrived home at 2:20 p.m., hours after police had completed their search of his house.

Ignoring reporters' questions, he shut himself inside his garage wearing "a white hazmat suit." When a police officer knocked on the front door, Telles refused to answer.

\u201cRob Tellus has returned to his home after sources tell @8NewsNow he was talking to investigators in connection to the Jeff German case.\u201d
— Christian C\u00e1zares (@Christian C\u00e1zares) 1662585785

When Telles wouldn't open the door to police, a Las Vegas Police Department SWAT team was dispatched, which then made the arrest. Telles was taken out of his house on a stretcher.

\u201cBREAKING: Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles is taken out of his house on a stretcher and loaded into an ambulance. Telles has been arrested in the slaying of @reviewjournal investigative reporter Jeff German. Story: https://t.co/vAhxjgdlzU\u201d
— Brett Clarkson (@Brett Clarkson) 1662602133

Misappropriated funds allegation

After his arrest, Telles was stripped of his administrator position by court order. In that position he had handled the funds of people who died without a will, some of which he is alleged to have mishandled or misappropriated, hence the Nevada Supreme Court's recent suspension of his law license.

It's not just clients whose money Telles may have have mishandled.

According to the Review-Journal, taxpayers are on the hook for Telles' legal fees despite the fact that he owns six properties in Nevada and Arkansas with at least $200,000 in equity, along with a Las Vegas home valued around $600,000.

While the accused murderer claimed in court Sept. 20 that he was indigent and was assigned two Clark County public defenders, the AP noted that Telles and his wife were making $20,500 per month prior to his arrest.

'Typical bully'

Telles' arrest in September wasn't his first.

He also was arrested for domestic violence and resisting arrest March 1, 2020. His wife, Mae Ismael, called police asking for help in light of her husband "going crazy."

Telles allegedly grabbed his wife by the neck and struck her as they drunkenly made their way home from Bellagio casino.

Bodycam footage of the arrest shows the former office holder in an apparent drunken state. He can be heard telling police, "You guys just want to take me down because I'm a public official."

While the domestic battery charge was later dismissed, Telles received a suspended 90-day sentence on the resisting arrest charge.

New 911 calls, body camera video show Rob Telles' arrest for domestic violenceyoutu.be

Democrat county politician arrested in connection with brutal murder of journalist in Vegas



A Democrat county official in Nevada, Rob Telles, was arrested on suspicion of murder on Wednesday in the grisly Friday slaying of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German. Telles had once written to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) "There are folks on the other side that really want us at each other's throats."

After police searched his house and seized his vehicles (one resembling that driven by the suspected killer), Telles reportedly went into his garage dressed in what appeared to be a white hazmat suit and shut the door. When he refused to answer to police, a Las Vegas Police Department SWAT team was dispatched, which then made the arrest. Telles was taken out of his house on a stretcher.

\u201cBREAKING: Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles is taken out of his house on a stretcher and loaded into an ambulance. Telles has been arrested in the slaying of @reviewjournal investigative reporter Jeff German. Story: https://t.co/vAhxjgdlzU\u201d
— Brett Clarkson (@Brett Clarkson) 1662602133

Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, an advocate for gun control and an avid Warren supporter, is said to have lost his primary election in June to fellow Democrat Rita Reid, partly as a result of the victim's investigative reporting.

Reid told the Daily Beast that German "was willing to speak truth to power and it cost him his life."

In a series of articles investigating allegations of misconduct and unethical behavior, German had detailed hostilities, inappropriate relations, and "turmoil" inside Telles' county office, citing "allegations of emotional stress, bullying and favoritism leading to secret videotaping of the boss and a co-worker outside the office."

Telles had repeatedly denied the allegations and took to Twitter to repudiate German.

\u201cTypical bully. Can't take a pound of critism after slinging 100 pounds of BS. Up to article #4 now. You'd think he'd have better things to do. \ud83d\ude1c\u201d
— Rob Telles (@Rob Telles) 1655564292

German's body was found outside his home on Saturday, six miles away from Telles' house. The Clark County coroner ruled German's death a homicide resulting from "multiple sharp force injuries."

On September 5, the Las Vegas Metro Police Department released images of the suspect and his vehicle, noting they had "been working non-stop to identify and apprehend" the person responsible for German's killing. The images showed an individual in a reflective orange shirt and a broad-brimmed straw hat carrying a bag. The vehicle depicted was a maroon GMC Yukon Denali.

\u201c(1/2) Captain Koren met with members of the media to provide an updated video of the suspect and a photo of the suspect vehicle in the homicide that took place on September 2. \n\nThe photos and the video can be viewed by clicking on the following link: https://t.co/qDutcTHHtF\u201d
— LVMPD (@LVMPD) 1662505301

An investigation into German's murder prompted Las Vegas police to execute a search warrant at the home of Telles Wednesday morning. When conducting their search, police also shut down nearby roads.

At the Telles residence, police found and towed two vehicles, one of which was similar to the murder suspect's GMC. During their search, police also determined German's killing might have been related to the journalist's work exposing "public wrongdoing." German was reportedly planning a post-election follow-up story about Telles before he was cut down.

\u201cSUV now being towed from the home of Telles.\u201d
— Vanessa_Murphy (@Vanessa_Murphy) 1662582447

Telles arrived home at 2:20 p.m., hours after police had searched his house and towed his vehicle. Ignoring reporters' questions, he shut himself inside his garage wearing "a white hazmat suit." When an LVMPD police officer knocked on the front door, Telles refused to answer.

\u201cRob Tellus has returned to his home after sources tell @8NewsNow he was talking to investigators in connection to the Jeff German case.\u201d
— Christian C\u00e1zares (@Christian C\u00e1zares) 1662585785

Las Vegas SWAT police soon arrived on the scene in armored vehicles. Footage of Telles being carried out of his house and into an ambulance circulated ahead of Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo's announcement d 6:30 p.m. that Telles had been arrested.

The LVMPD tweeted at 9:45 p.m. that the "suspect in the homicide that occurred on September 2, 2022, has been taken into custody."

\u201cThe suspect in the homicide that occurred on September 2, 2022, has been taken into custody.\u201d
— LVMPD (@LVMPD) 1662505301

The executive editor of German's paper, Glenn Cook, said, "The arrest of Robert Telles is at once an enormous relief and an outrage. ... We are relieved Telles is in custody and outraged that a colleague appears to have been killed for reporting on an elected official."

Cook noted further, "Journalists can't do the important work our communities require if they are afraid a presentation of facts could lead to violent retribution." After thanking Las Vegas police for taking swift action, Cook indicated "the German family and Jeff's many friends can begin the process of mourning and honoring a great man and a brave reporter."

German reported on courts, politics, government, and organized crime at the Review-Journal since 2010. He had previously worked for over twenty years at the Las Vegas Sun.

Second dead body surfaces as Lake Mead water levels drop to historic low



A second set of human remains has been found at Lake Mead, just days after a body was discovered inside a rusted barrel on the reservoir's shore, as water levels drop to record lows amid extreme drought, according to U.S. Drought Monitor.

Earlier this month, boaters discovered the decomposed body of a man in a barrel on a newly exposed stretch of shoreline. Las Vegas police told The Associated Press the man probably died more than 40 years ago, based on clothing and shoes found inside the barrel, and appears to have been shot. The death is currently being investigated as a homicide.

#BREAKING: The body found in a barrel at Lake Mead may have been underwater for as long as four decades and more bodies are likely to appear as the lake recedes due to severe drought, Las Vegas Metro police tell the @8NewsNow I-Team. https://bit.ly/3KDgKaK\u00a0 #8NN
— David Charns (@David Charns) 1651514011

Just days later, a second set of human remains was found at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, roughly 9 miles away from the first grim discovery. The Clark County Medical Examiner has not yet determined the cause of death and an investigation is ongoing, according to a statement by the National Park Service.

Authorities predict more of the lake's dark secrets will come to light as prolonged drought continues to deplete the massive reservoir. Authorities report that both Lake Powell and Lake Mead have been "declining rapidly during the course of this drought, and Lake Mead is now at its lowest level since it filled."

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