Cop who tried to fight another officer had lengthy record at past job

Ofc. Ryan Rose, who challenged another officer to fight, was disciplined seven times in two years as a corrections officer in Texas

An officer recently reprimanded for challenging another cop to a fight was repeatedly disciplined for dereliction of duty, unapproved absences, and negligence while working at a jail in Texas. Ofc. Ryan Rose was reprimanded six times in under two years and was facing a three-day suspension when he resigned from the Collin County Jail in 2017.

According to disciplinary records DivestSPD obtained from Collin County, Rose was absent without leave eight times in less than a year and left his post without permission several times—once during a fight in his cell block. He was also reprimanded for missing calls while on standby, leaving his unit short-staffed.

On another day, Rose violated jail protocol by rushing into a cell to deal with a non-compliant inmate without contacting his supervisor or getting help from the jail’s discipline response team. The reprimand found that the “violation compromised the safety of [Rose], another officer and the inmate.”

He was reprimanded for opening the jail door while an inmate was inside the interlock area. When another guard told Rose to secure the door, he reportedly said, “Fuck it. I don’t care,” and left.

Despite his record, the Seattle Police Department hired Rose three years later. In 2023, he made $120,477.