A former Nevada public official found guilty of murdering a Las Vegas news reporter in 2022 on Wednesday was sentenced to 28 years to life in prison.

A judge invoked sentencing enhancements to add eight years to the minimum 20-year sentence that a jury set in August after finding Robert Telles guilty of murder​.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Las Vegas-area Democratic elected official was sentenced Wednesday to serve at least 28 years in Nevada state prison for killing an investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of his conduct in office two years ago and exposed an intimate relationship with a female coworker.

Robert Telles was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years for the murder of Jeff German. On Wednesday, a judge added eight years to that minimum.

Robert Telles, the Nevada politician convicted of murdering journalist Jeff German, has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 28 years.

Former Las Vegas county politician Robert Telles was sentenced on Wednesday to serve at least 28 years in Nevada state prison for the murder of a local journalist who had written critically about him.

Robert Telles still insisted he was innocent seven weeks after a jury returned a guilty verdict against him for murder and sentenced him to life in prison with eligibility for parole after 20 years. Clark County District Court Judge Michelle Leavitt sentenced Telles to an additional eight to 20 years Wednesday.

Former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles was sentenced Wednesday to 28 years to life in prison for the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff