THE MURDER CASE INVOLVING A FORMER SANTA FE COUNTY DEPUTY ISN’T OVER YET. THE DONA ANA COUNTY D-A’S OFFICE SAYS IT INTENDS TO TRY FORMER DEPUTY TAI CHAN FOR A THIRD TIME. THE LAS CRUCES SUN NEWS REPORTS PROSECUTORS HAVE FILED A NOTICE OF INTENT TO PUT CHAN ON TRIAL AGAIN FOR THE 2014 SHOOTING DEATH OF FELLOW DEPUTY JEREMY MARTIN AT A LAS CRUCES HOTEL.
THE DEPUTIES WERE STAYING OVERNIGHT AFTER TRANSPORTING A PRISONER TO ARIZONA. THE FIRST TWO TRIALS BOTH ENDED IN MISTRIALS WHEN NEITHER JURY COULDN’T REACH A UNANIMOUS VERDICT.
NO WORD YET ON WHEN THE THIRD TRIAL WOULD BE HELD.
