Police are recommending felony charges against former Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan in an encounter at his Tempe home nearly two weeks ago in which he is accused of pointing a gun at officers.
Police want prosecutors to charge Ryan with aggravated assault and unlawful discharge of a firearm. Police say Ryan was experiencing a mental health crisis, suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound to a hand and pointed a gun at officers before surrendering.
Police declined to say whether Ryan has been released from the hospital where he was taken for treatment. Ryan retired as corrections director in 2019.