A MISTRIAL HAS BEEN DECLARED IN THE MURDER CASE AGAINST FORMER SANTA FE COUNTY DEPUTY TAI CHAN. THE JURY IN LAS CRUCES COULD NOT REACH A UNANIMOUS VERDICT. KOB TV REPORTS ONE JUROR VOTED FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER…SIX WANTED SECOND DEGREE MURDER…AND FIVE FAVORED VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER. CHAN WAS ON TRIAL FOR ALLEGEDY SHOOTING AND KILLING FELLOW DEPUTY JEREMY MARTIN AT A LAS CRUCES HOTEL IN OCTOBER OF 2014. CHAN HAD MAINTAINED THE SHOOTING WAS IN SELF DEFENSE.
