A NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE TAI CHAN MURDER CASE IN LAS CRUCES. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR HAS INDICATED HE WILL NO LONGER PURSUE MURDER CHARGES AGAINST THE FORMER SANTA FE COUNTY DEPUTY. IN A COURT FILING, TROY DAVIS SAYS THE CASE PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE RE-INDICTED FOR VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER WITH A FIREARMS ENHANCEMENT.
CHAN HAS TWICE BEEN TRIED FOR MURDER IN THE DEATH OF FELLOW DEPUTY JEREMY MARTIN AT A LAS CRUCES HOTEL IN 2014. BOTH CASES ENDED IN HUNG JURIES.
