Robert Telles, ex-politician accused of killing Las Vegas reporter Jeff German, shown surprise text at trial

A surprise text ended a prosecutor's questioning Thursday of a former Las Vegas-area politician standing trial in the killing of a veteran investigative reporter, after a long day of sometimes rambling testimony during which the defendant declared that he never killed anyone.

In a hushed courtroom, before a rapt jury with a murder conviction on the line, prosecutor Christopher Hamner asked defendant Robert Telles to read a message showing that Telles' wife wondered where he was about the time reporter Jeff German was ambushed and killed outside his home nearly two years ago.

"It says, 'Where are you?'" Telles responded.