LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- The trial for the former Republican congressional candidate and ex-wrestler charged with murder will begin next year, a Las Vegas judge ruled Thursday.

Daniel Rodimer is accused of punching Christopher Tapp, 47, inside Resorts World on the Las Vegas Strip on Oct. 29, 2023, leading to Tapp’s death. Doctors pronounced Tapp dead at a Las Vegas hospital on Nov. 5, 2023.

The Clark County coroner’s office ruled Tapp’s death a homicide as a result of blunt force trauma to his head, documents said. A scan showed he suffered several brain bleeds.

In April 2024, a Clark County grand jury indicted Rodimer on the murder charge. His attorneys argued prosecutors showed the grand jury “illegal evidence” and failed to “properly instruct” the panel when it voted. The judge overseeing

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