Charges Dropped in the Capital Murder Case Against a Dallas Police Officer Over Lack of Evidence
DALLAS — A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of a former Dallas police officer accused of ordering two killings in 2017 after prosecutors said that they don’t have enough evidence to move forward with the capital murder case against him.
After listening to testimony by a Dallas homicide detective, Dallas County Criminal Court Judge Audrey Moorehead said there was no probable cause to hold Bryan Riser. He was released from jail Wednesday afternoon, according to the Dallas County sheriff’s office. The 13-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department was fired after his colleagues arrested him in March on charges of an alleged murder-for-hire scheme.
Riser spoke briefly as he left jail. “This department that I used to love … disrespected me,” Riser said.
