The former director of the Arizona Department of Corrections is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday morning in Maricopa County Superior Court. Charles Ryan pleaded no contest in November to a charge of disorderly conduct with a gun.
The case stems from a standoff with police at Ryan’s Tempe home two years ago.
Ryan’s plea deal calls for a sentence of probation and an $8,500 fine, according to the Associated Press.
Police initially said that Ryan pointed a gun at officers. But correlating charges were not part of a grand jury indictment that accused Ryan of disorderly conduct with a gun and shooting within the city limits.
Now one charge has been dropped and the crime to which Ryan has pleaded no contest is no longer classified as a felony on the court docket.
The Maricopa County attorney has promised to explain decisions about Ryan’s case once it’s resolved.
