THE MURDER TRIAL FOR FORMER SANTA FE SHERIFF’S DEPUTY TAI CHAN GETS UNDERWAY MONDAY IN LAS CRUCES WITH JURY SELECTION. HE’S ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING FELLOW DEPUTY JEREMY MARTIN IN OCTOBER 2014 AFTER THE TWO DELIVERED AN INMATE TO ARIZONA, THEN STAYED OVER AT A LAS CRUCES HOTEL.
THE TWO GOT INTO A HEATED ARGUMENT AFTER A NIGHT OF DRINKING. MARTIN HAD SEVERAL GUN SHOT WOUNDS TO HIS BACK AND INJURIES FROM A FIGHT. CHAN HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY.
