Jury in trial of Robert Telles, former politician accused in killing of Las Vegas journalist, reaches verdict

The jury in the trial of Robert Telles, a former Clark County, Nevada, elected official who is charged with murder in the death of investigative reporter Jeff German, has reached a verdict.

The court said the verdict is expected to be read at 3 p.m. ET, noon local time. The jury began deliberating Monday, ending for the day after four hours without a verdict.

Telles, 47, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon against a victim 60 or older in the 2022 death of German, who was found outside his home with multiple stab wounds. German was a longtime Las Vegas journalist who had written articles critical of Telles and the Clark County public administrator's office.