Man Sentenced For Two Child Endangerment Charges

An Asbury man has been sentenced to five years of informal probation for two child-endangerment incidents that occurred last year. 52 year old John Ryan was recently given the sentence after pleading guilty to two counts of child endangerment with injury. Reports say officers were called to Ryan’s residence in February 2020 for a report of an assault. Ryan told authorities that he and his 12-year-old daughter were trying out boxing gloves, and she got hit in the face. He also admitted to having six beers that day. However, Ryan’s daughter, as well as two other children who were present, said Ryan removed his gloves, grabbed the girl’s hair and punched her in the face after she punched him in the back of the head. Authorities were again called to Ryan’s residence on October 11th for reports of a disturbance. A 10-year-old girl reported that Ryan held a knife to her fingers and threatened to cut them off. As part of his sentence, Ryan must comply with a no-contact order.