Surprising text addresses murder trial of ex-politician accused of killing Las Vegas reporter

Ken Ritter | The Associated Press

On Thursday, the prosecutor's questioning of a former politician from the Las Vegas area ended with a surprising text message. The defendant is on trial for the killing of an experienced investigative journalist. The day had previously been spent with partly confused witness statements, during which the defendant had stated that he had never killed anyone.

In a quiet courtroom, before a rapt jury considering a murder conviction, prosecutor Christopher Hamner asked defendant Robert Telles to read a note saying Telles' wife had wondered where he was when reporter Jeff German was ambushed and killed outside his home nearly two years ago.

“It says, 'Where are you?'” Telles replied.

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