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Watch Live: Murder trial continues for Robert Telles, politician charged in Las Vegas journalist’s death
The trial of Robert Telles continues on Thursday in Las Vegas as prosecutors build their case. The former Clark County public administrator is accused of murder in the 2022 death of Jeff German, a longtime investigative reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
German, 69, was found dead outside his home Labor Day weekend. He had been stabbed seven times and had wounds on his arms and hands.
Telles, 47, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder with a deadly weapon of a person age 60 or older in the case. He has denied killing German, and told “48 Hours” correspondent Peter Van Sant that evidence was planted in his home.
Court is scheduled to reconvene at 11 a.m. local time, 2 p.m. ET.
German had written articles critical of Telles’ handling of his office and was pursuing additional reporting. Prosecutors have said Telles was upset about the coverage.
Jury selection in the trial was completed Tuesday, and opening arguments began Wednesday. “This case isn’t about politics, it’s about murder,” Clark County Deputy District Attorney Pamela Weckerly told the jury.
Defense attorneys argued the critical coverage of Telles’ office was not a motive for murder, and Telles was a devoted public servant who was framed.
Telles could face life in prison if convicted.
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Yellowstone hiker burned when she falls into scalding water near Old Faithful, park officials say
Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. — A New Hampshire woman suffered severe burns on her leg after hiking off-trail in Yellowstone National Park and falling into scalding water in a thermal area near the Old Faithful geyser, park officials said.
The 60-year-old woman from Windsor, New Hampshire, along with her husband and their leashed dog were walking off a designated trail near the Mallard Lake Trailhead on Monday afternoon when she broke through a thin crust over the water and suffered second- and third-degree burns to her lower leg, park officials said. Her husband and the dog weren’t injured.
The woman was flown to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho for treatment.
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Park visitors are reminded to stay on boardwalks and trails in hydrothermal areas and exercise extreme caution. The ground in those areas is fragile and thin and there’s scalding water just below the surface, park officials said.
Pets are allowed in limited, developed areas of Yellowstone park but are prohibited on boardwalks, hiking trails, in the backcountry and in thermal areas.
The incident is under investigation. The woman’s name wasn’t made public.
This is the first known thermal injury in Yellowstone in 2024, park officials said in a statement. The park had recorded 3.5 million visitors through August this year.
Hot springs have injured and killed more people in Yellowstone National Park than any other natural feature, the National Park Service said. At least 22 people have died from hot spring-related injuries in and around the 3,471-square-mile national park since 1890, park officials have said.