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Settlement conference for former AZ Department of Corrections director postponed

The former director of Arizona’s Department of Corrections Charles Ryan faces two felony  charges of disorderly conduct involving weapons and unlawful discharge of a weapon.

The settlement conference was supposed to take place Monday, but is now set for July 13.

The move comes after attorneys on both sides said they want to look at additional evidence.

Ryan was  accused of pointing a gun at Tempe police during a standoff in his home on Jan. 6, 2022.

He was not indicted for aggravated assault on an officer, and 15 guns were seized from the home.

Kirsten Dorman is a field correspondent at KJZZ. Born and raised in New Jersey, Dorman fell in love with audio storytelling as a freshman at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in 2019.