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Fmr. Dallas officer accused of murder out of jail after judge rules no probable cause in case against him By Natalie Solis, Blake Hanson and FOX 4 Staff Published  Fmr. Dallas officer accused of murder out of jail after judge rules no probable cause in case against him A judge hearing evidence in the case against a former Dallas police officer accused of capital murder ruled there is no probable cause to proceed with the case. DALLAS - A judge hearing evidence in the case against a former Dall...

Former Dallas police Officer Bryan Riser released from jail after judge says he can’t be held on capital murder charges Criminal Court Judge Audrey Moorehead said police did not have enough evidence to hold him. Prosecutors say the investigation remains open. With his wife, Eboni Samuel Riser, by his side, former Dallas police officer Bryan Riser leaves the Dallas County jail after his release Wednesday. Defense attorney Toby Shook (in mask) is at left.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) This is a...

Associated Press DALLAS — A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of a former Dallas police officer who was arrested on capital murder charges for allegedly ordering two killings in 2017 after prosecutors agreed that they dont have enough evidence to move forward with the case. After listening to more than three hours of testimony by a Dallas homicide detective, Dallas County Criminal Court Judge Audrey Moorehead said there was no probable cause and ordered the release of Bryan Riser. The 13...

Opinion Is a Dallas council committee really the best way to figure out how Bryan Riser stayed on the force? City Council probe smacks of a bad mix of frustration and politics Chief Eddie García (center) speaks with media during a press conference regarding the arrest and capital murder charges against Officer Bryan Riser at the Dallas Police Department headquarters on Thursday, March 4, 2021, in Dallas. (Lynda M. González/The Dallas Morning News)(Lynda M. González / Staff Photographer) It ...

Riser has the right to appeal his firing, the news release said.  Riser has been under investigation since August 2019 when a witness told Dallas police investigators that Riser allegedly offered him thousands of dollars and instructed him to kill two victims in 2017, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. When asked why Riser was left on duty and not placed on administrative leave, former Police Chief Renee Hall told WFAA that at the time the department didnt have enough evidence for an ar...

Court documents now suggest authorities had been investigating Officer Bryan Riser for four years.

Dallas police Officer Bryan Riser is fired after internal investigation into accusations of capital murder The expedited internal investigation was a formality to make it unlikely that Riser could get his job back. Dallas Police Chief Eddie García said in a news release Tuesday that he had fired Officer Bryan Riser after an investigation into allegations that Riser ordered the killings of two people. The internal affairs investigation concluded that Riser “engaged in adverse conduct when he ...

DALLAS — A Dallas police officer charged in an alleged murder-for-hire scheme was being investigated for longer than authorities have previously acknowledged, sharpening questions about why he continued to patrol the city while under investigation for the 2017 killings. After Bryan Riser was arrested, former Dallas police Chief U. Reneé Hall said he was “first identified as a person-of-interest in 2019” and was kept on the job to avoid tipping him off to the investigation. But in 2017, a...

According to court documents, Ofc. Riser was on the department’s radar two years earlier in connection to his father, Byron Riser, who was convicted of drug distribution.

Leading Off (3/10/21) A year with COVID-19, police officer accused of murder is fired, and a stinky spat over a cartoon skunk. By Peter Simek Published in FrontBurner March 10, 2021 7:31 am Happy COVID Anniversary. It has been a year since Dallas County confirmed its first COVID-19 case. Since then, more than 8,300 people in DFW have died of the disease, including 31 new deaths announced by Dallas County yesterday. With no state guidelines, some school districts are considering lifting mask ma...