Dallas officer fired after Royse City assault arrest

Dallas police fired officer Armando Jaramillo on Thursday during a disciplinary hearing with Chief Daniel Comeaux after his arrest in Royse City on a family-violence assault charge. The case has moved through Rockwall County court while the department moves to close out its own internal discipline.

Royse City police arrested Jaramillo on Nov. 4, 2025, on a charge of Assault Causes Bodily Injury - Family Violence, a Class A misdemeanor. He was booked into the Rockwall County Jail and later placed on administrative leave while the Dallas Police Department investigated his conduct. Dallas police said Jaramillo had worked for the department since March 2022 and was assigned to the Northeast Patrol Division.

The department said Jaramillo was terminated for engaging in adverse conduct after the arrest, after he was named in a protective order and did not notify his chain of command, and after he was involved in a disturbance that triggered a police response. That combination of allegations has put both Royse City officers and Dallas supervisors in the middle of a public accountability case involving a sworn officer accused of family violence.

Rockwall County court records show the misdemeanor charge is still pending, with a docket call scheduled for Aug. 6. Jail records also show Jaramillo was held on a $2,500 bond. An emergency protective order issued after the arrest barred contact with the alleged victim and restricted him from going near protected locations before expiring in January.

The arrest and firing tie three agencies together: the Royse City Police Department, which made the arrest; the Rockwall County Jail and county court system, where the case is being handled; and the Dallas Police Department, which imposed the firing after its disciplinary hearing. For Rockwall County residents, the remaining questions now center on what the court does next, whether the criminal case advances beyond the August docket call, and whether Dallas police disclose any further disciplinary detail about the conduct that led to Jaramillo’s termination.