Closing arguments are set in the trial of a former Democratic politician accused of killing a veteran Las Vegas investigative reporter almost two years ago.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Christopher Hamner Chief Deputy District Attorney Christopher Hamner during Telles' murder trial at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. – A jury that heard a former Las Vegas-area Democratic politician insist that evidence including DNA tying him to the killing of an investigative journalist was tainted, planted or wrong — and that he was the victim of a massive conspiracy — will hear closing trial arguments Monday.
He named office colleagues, real estate agents and business owners he blamed for “framing” him for German's killing. He said it was retaliation for his crusading effort to root out corruption he saw as elected administrator of the county office that handles unclaimed estate and probate property cases.
Key testimony Friday focused on a text from his wife asking “Where are you?” that Hamner cited at the end of the day Thursday. It was found in a police photo of Telles’ wife’s Apple watch device, showing a time about 10:30 a.m. Sept. 2, 2022 — about the time evidence showed German was killed. In the courtroom, about 10 German family members sat silently together throughout the proceedings. Each day they declined as a group to comment.
“That person stays, lying in wait, for Jeff German,” Weckerly said as she showed video during opening statements Aug. 14. “Mr. German opens his garage, goes into that side yard, and he is attacked.”
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