A large number of criminal cases in Dallas County could be in jeopardy because a veteran Dallas homicide detective is under investigation following...
Even cases in which Montenegro was not the lead detective but assisted other officers could be called into question, Howard added. That could be a countless number of cases given his 13 years in homicide, “which becomes a major, major problem,” Howard said.
to determine whether enough evidence existed to take the case to a grand jury. The judge overseeing that hearing decided there was not enough evidence and ordered Riser’s release from jail. That kind of mistake is unacceptable, said Erin Hendricks, a defense lawyer and former chief prosecutor in the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office.
Boaters found Saenz’s body in the Trinity River just south of downtown Dallas the night of March 10, 2017. Six months later, in September 2017, three men — Emmanuel Kilpatrick, Kevin Kidd and Jermon Simmons — were arrested on capital murder charges in her death. Bryan Riser has maintained his innocence and is appealing his firing. His attorney said he learned about the allegations against Montenegro when contacted byOne of the murder suspects, Kilpatrick, contacted police in August 2019, as he was getting ready to stand trial, Montenegro wrote in the affidavit. He told Montenegro that Riser, whom he had gone to high school with, ordered the killing and paid $3,500.
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