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Charles Ryan: Possible plea deal for former Arizona corrections chief

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1 year ago

June 15, 2023

Charles Ryan: Possible plea deal for former Arizona corrections chief

Plea deal reportedly offered to ex Arizona prisons chief

It was an incident that led to the arrest of a former chief of the Arizona Department of Corrections, and now, almost four years later, a plea deal has reportedly been offered to Charles Ryan. FOX 10’s Lauren Clark reports.

PHOENIX – We have learned that there is now a possible plea deal for Charles Ryan, the former head of the Arizona Department of Corrections.

Ryan, who stepped down from his Department of Corrections post in 2019, was arrested in 2022, after a confrontation with Tempe Police. According to a statement released by police at the time, officers went to an area near Rural and Warner Roads for reports of a person with possible self-inflicted gunshot wound. When officers arrived at the scene, they learned that it was Ryan who was inside the home.

Court documents show Ryan’s wife told officers he drank half a bottle of tequila before firing a gun in the bathroom. Tempe Police officials claim Ryan pointed the gun at police, but never fired. Ryan was eventually taken into custody.

Court documents show possible plea deal

According to recent court documents, prosecutors have sent over a possible plea deal to Ryan’s defense team. The possible plea deal was sent over after Ryan pleaded guilty not guilty to two charges: disorderly conduct with a weapon and unlawful discharge of a firearm.

We asked Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell for more on the possible plea deal.

“This is a pending case in front of my office, and I can not specifically speak to it,” said Mitchell.

“There’s been a lot of discussion on how he was charged at this case,” said attorney Russ Richelsop.

According to Richelsop, the discussions included a number of issues, including why Ryan wasn’t charged with the more serious offense of aggravated assault on an officer.

While Richelsop is not an attorney on the case, he does stress there could be a few reasons behind that decision.

“It’s possible that this case was charged as a disorderly conduct versus an aggravated assault, because the prosecutor was concerned over whether or not they could actually prove that Mr. Ryan pointed the weapon at police officers,” said Richelsop.

“In a situation such as this, be assured that I read the police reports personally, I’ve reviewed body cams personally,” said Mitchell.

When pushed if this was so-called special treatment on a former public official, she vowed a full explanation would come.

“When this case is resolved, however it is resolved, I am more than happy to talk to you in detail as to the thought process, throughout this case, how decisions were made by me, but I can’t do that until this case is settled,” said Mitchell.

We reached out to Ryan’s attorney it will have to be outside office hours we did not hear back.

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3-star offensive lineman Michael Langi commits to Arizona, first pledge of 2026 class

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3 hours ago

June 26, 2024

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3-star offensive lineman Michael Langi commits to Arizona, first pledge of 2026 class

Arizona has been on a tear this month, picking up 13 commitments in June for its 2025 recruiting class after entering with only two. And now it already has one for the following class.

3-star offensive lineman Michael Langi committed to the UA on Tuesday night, giving the Wildcats their first pledge of the 2026 class nearly 18 months before those recruits could officially sign.

he 6-foot-3, 265-pound Langi, who goes by ‘Bobo’ rather than Michael, is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 509 player in the 2026 class. He’s also considered the No. 41 interior offensive lineman in the country and the No. 79 prospect from California.

Langi, who was offered by Arizona in January, picked the Wildcats over offers from ASU, Colorado and Penn State, among others. He is the younger brother of 3-star offensive lineman Peter Langi, a 2025 recruit whom the UA had in for an official visit last weekend.

Both Langis play for Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, the same school where Arizona recently got a commitment from 3-star offensive lineman Losipini Tupou. They are no relation to Sam Langi, who appeared in 21 games (with four starts) on the offensive line for the Wildcats from 2020-23.

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Former Baylor pitcher Collin McKinney commits to Arizona baseball

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June 25, 2024

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Former Baylor pitcher Collin McKinney commits to Arizona baseball

In winning both the Pac-12 regular season and conference tournament titles, Arizona put up some of the best pitching numbers in the country and led the nation in a trio of categories.

The Kevin Vance effect was real, and it’s made the Wildcats a desirable destination for pitchers hoping to improve their pro prospects.

Arizona has landed a second potential weekend starter from the NCAA transfer portal, getting a commitment Tuesday from former Baylor right-hander Collin McKinney.

The 6-foot-5 Texas native comes to Tucson with three years of eligibility, but with a big 2025 season could get drafted. He’s coming off a 2024 campaign as a redshirt freshman (he sat out 2023 due to injury) in which he started 14 games for Baylor and was 3-6 with a 6.70 ERA.

McKinney struck out 60 batters in 49.2 innings but also walked 35 and allowed 11 home runs. He had back-to-back 10-strikeout performances midway through the season but didn’t go more than four innings in any of his final seven starts.

He is Arizona’s second portal pickup, both righties who have started throughout their college career. Last week the Wildcats landed ex-Rutgers RHP Christian Coppola.

Coppola is ranked by 64Analytics as the No. 30 transfer, while McKinney is No. 168. For perspective, none of the players Arizona has lost to the portal was ranked in the top 1,000.

The UA is likely to lose all three weekend starters with righties Clark Candiotti and Cam Walty graduating and lefty Jackson Kent expected to get drafted and start his pro career.

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