Former Nevada County Official Sentenced to 28 Years for Killing Reporter

Jeff German was the only journalist killed in the United States in 2022, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Robert Telles waits in the courtroom during a break in proceedings during his murder trial for the death of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative journalist Jeff German at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on Aug. 15, 2024. K.M. Cannon/Pool/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP

A former elected official in Nevada was sentenced on Oct. 16 to 28 years in prison for the murder of a reporter who investigated him.

Clark County District Court Judge Michelle Leavitt handed down the sentence to Robert Telles, 47, in a courtroom in Las Vegas.