CLOSING ARGUMENTS HAVE CONCLUDED, AND THE JURY IS NOW DELIBERATING THE CASE OF FORMER SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTY TAI CHAN. HE’S ON TRIAL FOR THE MURDER OF FELLOW DEPUTY JEREMY MARTIN AT A HOTEL IN LAS CRUCES IN OCTOBER OF 2014.
CHAN’S ATTORNEYS MAINTAIN HE ACTED IN SELF DEFENSE. PROSECUTORS SAY IT WAS FIRST DEGREE MURDER, WITH MARTIN BEING SHOT IN THE BACK FIVE TIMES.
CHAN COULD GET LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT PAROLE IF FOUND GUILTY.
