Las Vegas journalist murder trial to begin Monday

Washington — The trial of a former elected official in Nevada accused of murdering an investigative journalist in 2022 is set to begin on Monday in Las Vegas. Jeff German, a longtime reporter at The Las Vegas Review-Journal, was found stabbed to death outside his suburban home on September 3, 2022. Former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, 47, is charged with open murder, meaning he could be found guilty of first- or second-degree murder or manslaughter. He has pleaded not guilty.