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North Texas school board member, surgeon, and sons killed in small plane crash: NTSB report cites weather conditions as potential factor in tragedy

BRIDGEPORT, Texas – Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board are pointing to unfavorable weather conditions as a possible factor in the tragic small plane crash that claimed the life of a North Texas school board member, a surgeon, and their two young sons on Jan. 14. Heath Smith, 40, and his sons, Noah, 6, and Wyatt, 8, were on their way back to Wise County from a hunting trip when their twin-engine Cessna went …

Maryland oral surgeon sentenced to 45 years in prison for girlfriend’s death after providing drugs from his office

ROCKVILLE, Maryland (AP) — A Maryland oral surgeon, Dr. James Michael Ryan, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after being found guilty in the death of his girlfriend, Sarah Harris. Harris died of an overdose on January 26, 2022, with the court decision handed down on Wednesday in Rockville, Maryland. The 50-year-old dentist was found guilty of providing drugs from his office to Harris, resulting in her untimely death. State Circuit Court Judge …

Maryland Oral Surgeon Sentenced to 45 Years for Fatally Overdosing Girlfriend With Stolen Drugs

A Maryland dentist and oral surgeon has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for the murder of his 25-year-old girlfriend, who fatally overdosed on anesthesia medications administered by him. James Michael Ryan, 50, set up an at-home IV station for his girlfriend, Sarah Harris, and supplied her with addictive anesthesia medications. State Circuit Court Judge Cheryl A. McCally issued the sentence, stating that Ryan’s significant contribution to Harris’ death and his exploitation of a …

Maryland Oral Surgeon Sentenced to 45 Years for Providing Drugs That Led to Girlfriend’s Death

GERMANTOWN, Md. – A 50-year-old oral surgeon from Germantown, Maryland, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after being convicted of supplying and administering powerful drugs to his girlfriend, resulting in her death. The sentencing took place in Montgomery County Circuit Court, where the family of the victim, Sarah Harris, condemned oral surgeon James Ryan as a “monster” and a “predator” who led Harris down a destructive path of addiction that ultimately claimed her …

Maryland Oral Surgeon Sentenced to 45 Years for Supplying Addictive Anesthesia Solutions to Girlfriend

GERMANTOWN, Maryland – An oral surgeon in Maryland has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for supplying his girlfriend with addictive anesthesia solutions, leading to her death. James Ryan, 50, formerly operated Evolution Oral Surgery in Germantown, and his girlfriend, Sarah Harris, died of a fatal overdose at the age of 25, weighing only 83 pounds. Ryan’s conviction of depraved-heart murder has earned him a sentence that far exceeds the state’s sentencing recommendations. The …