FORMER SANTA FE SHERIFF’S DEPUTY TAI CHAN IN BACK IN A COURTROOM IN LAS CRUCES MONDAY. HIS RETRIAL ON MURDER CHARGES BEGINS. CHAN IS ACCUSED IN THE 2014 SHOOTING DEATH OF FELLOW DEPUTY JEREMY MARTIN AT A L AS CRUCES HOTEL.
THE TWO HAD RETURNED FROM TAKING AN INMATE TO A PRISON IN ARIZONA. CHAN SAYS HE SHOT MARTIN SELF DEFENSE. HIS FIRST TRIAL A YEAR AGO ENDED WITH A HUNG JURY AND THE JUDGE DECLARING A MISTRIAL.
IT’S BELIEVED THE OUTCOME OF THE RETRIAL WILL BE NO DIFFERENT SINCE THE FACTS ARE THE SAME AS IN THE FIRST TRIAL.
