Posted on 10/29/2014 4:29:00 PM PDT by CedarDave
It’s a mundane assignment, transporting a prisoner to another state. Some deputies consider it a perk, a break from the everyday stress of police work.
But for two bright, young Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputies with unblemished records, the assignment turned deadly early Tuesday morning. The deputies, Tai Chan and Jeremy Martin, had stopped to spend the night at a Las Cruces hotel, then went for a drink at a pub near the New Mexico State University campus.
According to police reports, an argument that started at the pub continued back at the hotel, and shortly after midnight, Chan fired several shots at Martin as he fled the room they were sharing and ran toward the elevator. Martin was struck multiple times in the back and arms, and was pronounced dead at MountainView Regional Medical Center.
Chan, 27, a warrant officer for the sheriff’s office, has been charged with an open count of murder in connection with the episode and is being held at the Doña Ana County jail without bond, the Las Cruces Police Department said.
Details about what the officers were arguing about and what sparked the shooting have not been released. Martin, 29, was a married father of three young children with a fourth on the way.
(Excerpt) Read more at santafenewmexican.com ...
The 911 audio recordings show the Dona Ana County dispatch operator responses leave something to be desired.
Police think argument led New Mexico sheriff's deputy to kill fellow officer
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Staying in a romantic type hotel. Details about the argument are very quiet. This has gay written all over it. Maybe im wrong, guess we’ll see.
Has Tai said what stupid thing they were arguing about, yet?
I think I’ll just go ahead and solve this. Drunk killer busts a gay move on fellow cop. Guy laughs at him, says he’s gonna tell everyone, or says something disgusted about him.
Killer goes for the gun to shut him up.
Well, if a fellow cop shot him it must have been justified...
Faggotry...only this can explain the secrecy. Not even the bar employees will say what it was about. You can bet it wasn’t about the best course of action for the Tea party. I’m just sayin’.
lol.
How far were these guys driving anyways?
Santa fe to Phoenix I think
Santa Fe to AZ state prison at Safford.
Very possible. Wife Sarah Martin told KOAT-7 that she and Jeremy had meet as teenagers who were in the same church group in Arizona. A conservative Christian in Santa Fe is like waving a red flag in front of a bull. The city, with an openly homosexual mayor, is locally known as "San Francisco East" for obvious reasons.
The article says they were bright, young deputies. mmmmm
Santa fe to Phoenix I think
Nothing good happens after midnight.
Bend over the car, assume the position, spread your legs etc..
Anybody got a Dragnet joke?
Brokeback prison transporting
If they were drinking Miller Lite, then we know what the argument was about.
Who was going to be on top?
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