A FORMER SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTY WHO’LL GO ON TRIAL FOR MURDER FOR A THIRD TIME NEXT SPRING COULD BE THE SUBJECT OF A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS SARAH MARTIN, THE WIDOW OF DEPUTY JEREMY MARTIN, HAS TAKEN THE FIRST STEP IN DISTRICT COURT TOWARD FILING A LAWSUIT AGAINST TAI CHAN.
CHAN IS THE FORMER DEPUTY ACCUSED OF KILLING MARTIN IN LAS CRUCES IN 2014. CHAN HAS ALREADY GONE THROUGH TWO MURDER TRIALS IN MARTIN’S DEATH…AND BOTH CASES ENDED IN MISTRIALS.
