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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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April 8, 2021
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Former Cop Accused in Killings Now Out of Jail. Bryan Riser, a former Dallas police officer arrested last month on capital murder charges stemming from two 2017 slayings, is a free man. A judge ruled Wednesday there wasn’t enough evidence to hold him after prosecutors who publicly disagreed with the lead detective investigating Riser admitted as much. “The department that I used to love…they disrespected me,” Riser said after his release. Police Chief Eddie Garcia told
Former Dallas officer Bryan Riser released from jail; judge rules no probable cause for capital murder charges
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 died 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.