IT’S A HUNG JURY IN THE RETRIAL OF FORMER SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTY TAI CHAN. JURORS IN LAS CRUCES ON TUESDAY TOLD THE JUDGE THEY COULDN’T REACH A UNANIMOUS VERDICT AFTER THREE AND-A-HALF HOURS OF DELIBERATIONS, AND A MISTRIAL WAS DECLARED.
THAT’S THE SAME WAY CHAN’S FIRST TRIAL ENDED LAST YEAR. HE WAS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF FELLOW DEPUTY JEREMY MARTIN DURING A NIGHT OF DRINKING IN LAS CRUCES IN OCTOBER OF 2014.
