Dallas police Officer Bryan Riser, who was arrested on two capital murder charges last week, patrolled the streets of Dallas for several years even as authorities were looking into him and his father, Byron “Blue” Riser, in connection with one of the killings in 2017, records obtained by The Dallas Morning News show.
Thirty-year-old Liza Saenz was murdered in March 2017, and her body was dumped in the Trinity River. Three men were arrested in the case. One of them told investigators in August 2019 that DPD officer Riser had ordered the killings, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. Since his March 4 arrest, Riser has been held at the Dallas County jail. His bail was set at $5 million
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In a statement, the mayor said, This is an awful situation, and the public deserves answers regarding who knew what, when they knew it, and why the officer remained on active duty. I fully expect this committee to get to the bottom of exactly what transpired in a fair, judicious, and transparent manner.”
Last week former Dallas Chief of Police Renee Hall said in a statement on Thursday that: DPD Special Investigations Unit, in collaboration with the FBI, recommended not placing Riser on administrative leave. Taking that action could have compromised the investigation.
But the next day FBI Special Agent in Charge Matthew DeSarno flatly denied his agents made such a suggestion.
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