"A Las Vegas, Nevada, jury on Wednesday found a former elected county official guilty of killing an investigative reporter who wrote critical articles about him, sentencing him to life in prison with eligibility for parole after 20 years.
Robert Telles, a former Clark County public administrator, was convicted for the 2022 murder of Las Vegas Review Journal journalist Jeff German in a case that highlighted the increased risks for journalists in the United States.
The jury found the killing was "willful, deliberate and premeditated," saying Telles "lay in wait" for German, 69, before stabbing him to death outside his suburban Las Vegas home.
"A journalist wrote a story, or a series of stories, and lost their life over it because someone, a politician, an outgoing politician, just did not like them," said county prosecutor, Christopher Hamner."
Andrew Hay reports for Reuters August 28, 2024.
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