WHEN TAI CHAN GOES ON TRIAL FOR A THIRD TIME IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF A FELLOW SANTA FE COUNTY DEPUTY, HE’LL ONLY FACE VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES. A JUDGE HAS DROPPED FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGES IN THE CASE.
CHAN GOES ON TRIAL IN AUGUST FOR ALLEGEDLY KILLING JEREMY MARTIN AT A LAS CRUCES HOTEL IN 2014. TWICE, JURIES HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REACH A UNANIMOUS VERDICT AGAINST CHAN…AND THE TRIALS HAVE ENDED IN HUNG JURIES.