THE LAWYER FOR FORMER SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY TAI CHAN SAYS HIS CLIENT KILLED FELLOW DEPUTY JEREMY MARTIN IN SELF DEFENSE. ATTORNEY JOHN DAY HAS TURNED IN SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS TO THE DONA ANA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT THAT HE SAYS PROVE MARTIN … WHO WAS SHOT TO DEATH AT A LAS CRUCES HOTEL LAST OCTOBER … HAD A PATTERN OF AGGRESSIVENESS.
TWO OF THE PHOTOS INCLUDED IN THE DOCUMENTS SHOW DOTS OF BLOOD ON BED SHEETS FROM THE ROOM WHERE CHAN AND MARTIN STAYED … AND DAYS SAYS DNA TESTING PROVED IT WAS CHAN’S BLOOD. ANOTHER EXHIBIT IS A LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST MARTIN THIS YEAR ACCUSING THE DEPUTY OF ABUSING A SUSPECT.
INVESTIGATORS ARE NOW TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE.
