Ex-politician testifies he’s innocent in the killing of a Las Vegas investigative reporter

LAS VEGAS (AP) — In his first words to a jury, a former Las Vegas-area Democratic elected official declared Wednesday that he didn’t kill an investigative reporter who wrote articles critical of him and his workplace conduct. Then he promised to tell them his story.

“This is the day I’ve been waiting for,” Robert Telles said after his attorney received permission from the trial judge to let Telles testify “by way of narration” instead of a standard question-and-answer format.

The attorney, Robert Draskovich, then sat down.