Bryan Riser
Service Record
Dallas Texas Police Department
| Rank | Officer |
| Dates of Service | August 2008[1] - March 9, 2021.[2] |
| Salary | $72,541 (2020)[3] |
| Last Known Status | Terminated[2] |
Riser switched careers after the allegations.[4]
Incident Reports
2017 Deaths of Lisa Saenz and Albert Douglas
In August 2019, an informant told Officer Esteban Montenegro that Riser had paid for the separate 2017 killings of Saenz and Douglas.[5]
In March 2021, Montenegro presented evidence that Riser had been in the area where the murders were committed.[5]
Response Timeline
On March 4, 2021, Riser was charged with two counts of capital murder.[1]
On March 9, 2021, Riser was fired.[2]
Montenegro later admitted that Riser was in the area at a different time than when the murders were committed.[5]
On April 7, 2021, a judge dismissed the case against Riser for lack of probable cause.[6]
On December 16, 2021, Montenegro was placed on administrative leave.[7]
On March 23, 2022, Montenegro was charged with two felony counts of tampering with records and a misdemeanor count for perjury.[7]
On May 5, 2022, Riser filed a lawsuit alleging that Montenegro violated his civil rights by falsely arresting and jailing him.[5][8]
On February 24, 2023, a grand jury declined to indict Montenegro.[5]
An internal investigation remains open.[5]
In July 2024, the city agreed to pay Riser three years of back pay and offered to reinstate him.
LEO Ratings
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nicole Acevedo, Dallas officer was kept on the job as he became the focus of a murder investigation, NBC News, 2021-03-06
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Marlene Lenthang, Dallas police officer fired after arrest on 2 counts of capital murder, ABC News, 2021-03-09
- ↑ Bryan Riser, City of Dallas, govSalaries
- ↑ Bryan Riser, LinkedIn
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Krista M. Torralva, Grand jury doesn’t indict Dallas detective accused of tampering, perjury in homicide case, Denton Record-Chronicle, 2023-02-25
- ↑ Jill Sederstrom, Murder-For-Hire Charges Against Former Dallas Cop Tossed After Judge Finds Lack Of Probable Cause, Oxygen, 2021-04-09
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Krista Torralva, Dallas detective who accused fellow officer of murder under investigation for mishandling cases, Dallas Morning News, 2022-03-23
- ↑ Ex-Dallas cop cleared of murder allegation sues detective, Spectrum News, 2022-05-06
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