An ex-politician faces at least 20 years in prison for the murder of a Las Vegas reporter

Associated press

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Las Vegas-area politician will be sentenced in the killing of an investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of his conduct while in office. A jury in August set Robert Telles’ sentence at a minimum of 20 years to life, and a judge could invoke several sentence enhancements on Wednesday to bring the minimum to 28 years. The jury found him guilty of murder for stabbing Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German to death in September 2022. Telles denied killing German. But the evidence against him was strong, including his DNA under German’s fingernails. Telles’ attorney has said Telles plans to appeal his conviction.