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DALLAS A former Dallas police officer arrested on capital murder charges and fired last month has been released following a preliminary hearing Wednesday where the charges against him were dropped.
Former officer Bryan Riser had been accused of ordering three men, Kevin Kidd, Emmanuel Kilpatrick and Jermon Simmons, to kill Albert Douglas and Lisa Saenz in 2017.
During a preliminary hearing Wednesday morning, Dallas County Criminal Court Judge Audrey Moorehead agreed with prosecutors for the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office and said there was insufficient evidence against Riser to support a probable cause in the case, NBCDFW reported.
This undated photo provided by the Dallas County Sheriff s Office shows Bryan Riser. A judge on Wednesday, ordered the release of Riser, a former Dallas police officer who was arrested on capital murder charges for allegedly ordering two killings in 2017 after prosecutors agreed that they don t have enough evidence to move forward with the case. Dallas County Sheriff s Office/AP
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This undated photo provided by the Dallas County Sheriff s Office shows Bryan Riser. A judge on Wednesday, ordered the release of Riser, a former Dallas police officer who was arrested on capital murder charges for allegedly ordering two killings in 2017 after prosecutors agreed that they don t have enough evidence to move forward with the case.
Home/News from NPR/Murder Charges Against Ex-Dallas Officer Dropped For Insufficient Probable Cause If we get to a point in any case, no matter who the defendant is . that we feel there is insufficient probable cause, we have to alert the defense and alert the court, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Murder Charges Against Ex-Dallas Officer Dropped For Insufficient Probable Cause
By Vanessa Romo
April 7, 2021
A former Dallas police officer who was charged with capital murder for allegedly ordering three men to kill two people in 2017, was released after the charges against him were dropped.
During a preliminary trial hearing on Wednesday, prosecutors for the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office said they do not have enough evidence or probable cause to move ahead with a case against Bryan Riser.
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Dallas Chief of Police Eddie Garcia says he was disappointed to learn the charges were dropped Thursday against a former police officer arrested and accused of capital murder when prosecutors said there wasn t enough evidence to support probable cause in the case.
Garcia reiterated a statement from the department released on Wednesday saying the department respected the judge s decision, but that they had a probable cause affidavit approved by a judge before placing officer Bryan Riser under arrest and that he could not have been arrested without that affidavit.
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