Judge orders release of ex-Dallas cop arrested in killings
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1of6Former Dallas police officer Bryan Riser sits for an examining trial in the County Criminal Court 3 at the Frank Crowley Courts Building on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Dallas. Riser was arrested on capital murder charges and accused of ordering hits on two people. (Lynda M. González/The Dallas Morning News via AP)Lynda M. González/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6Homicide Detective Esteban Montenegro, right, answers questions for the prosecutor in the examination trial for former Dallas police officer Bryan Riser at the Frank Crowley Courts Building on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Dallas. Riser was arrested on capital murder charges and accused of ordering hits on two people. (Lynda M. González/The Dallas Morning News via AP)Lynda M. González/APShow MoreShow Less
Former Dallas officer Bryan Riser released from jail; judge rules no probable cause for capital murder charges
Bryan Riser s wife and attorney believe that banking records and other evidence they ve gathered will be key to exonerating him. Author: Tanya Eiserer Updated: 11:22 PM CDT April 7, 2021
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Updated at 10:50 p.m. Editor s note: This story previously misidentified the district attorney at the hearing.
Former Dallas police officer Bryan Riser was released from jail Wednesday afternoon wearing the same red shirt as he did when he was booked in a month ago.
Riser was released around 4:50 p.m. and several journalists were waiting outside the courts and jail building.
“We have an obligation under the U.S Constitution, under the Texas Constitution, under the Code of Criminal Procedure, under our duty as prosecutors to see that justice is done. If we get to a point in any case, no matter who the defendant is, no matter who the witnesses are, that we feel there is insufficient probable cause, we have to alert the defense and alert the court. We have to do something. We can’t just sit by, said prosecutor Jason Fine, during the hearing. Capital murder charges against a former dallas police officer have been dropped. NBC 5 reporter Jack Highberger was in court and outside the jail as the former officer was released.
By Celine Castronuovo - 04/07/21 04:56 PM EDT
A Dallas judge on Wednesday ordered the release of a former police officer who was charged with two counts of capital murder last month, ruling that there was not enough evidence to prosecute the ex-cop in connection with two separate 2017 killings.
Dallas County Criminal Court Judge Audrey Moorehead announced the decision in a Wednesday morning hearing, siding with prosecutors who argued there was not sufficient probable cause to bring a case against Bryan Riser, according to The Associated Press.
Riser, a 13-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department, was fired and charged by his colleagues last month over two murder-for-hire killings that police said were unrelated to his work.
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
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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 Dallas police officer accused of capital murder ruled there is no probable cause to proceed with the case.