Former Austintown rehab owner jailed on kidnapping, domestic violence charges
AUSTINTOWN The former owner of a Mahoning Valley drug rehabilitation facility, who was convicted of a multimillion-dollar health care fraud conspiracy, is behind bars again
Ryan Sheridan, 45, was arrested by Austintown Police on Monday on felony kidnapping and misdemeanor domestic violence charges, according to court records.
The charges stem from an alleged incident on Thursday around 9 p.m.
According to the police report, the alleged incident happened at home in the 3400 block of Forty Second Street in Austintown, where officers responded to a call referencing a domestic altercation.
The report outlines that dispatch advised responders that the suspect in the incident, Sheridan, had fled the area in a black Cadillac in an unknown direction. An initial check of the area did not reveal where Sheridan could have been located.
When officers arrived at the scene, they spoke to the female victim at the home. She told police that Sheridan was her boyfriend and that she and Sheridan had originally dated before, living together for over a year before she moved out around 10 months ago due to relationship issues.
The victim told police that Sheridan had originally come to the home to have dinner and hang out. However, the victim alleges that as soon as he came over, an argument.
She goes on to say that she attempted to leave during the argument by going to her car in the garage, attempting to remove herself from the situation as "she was in fear for her safety", telling police that Sheridan had allegedly been physical with her in the past when arguments happened.
The victim goes on to allege that Sheridan chased after and grabbed her as she was getting in her car, forcefully removing her from the driver's seat and slamming her to the ground.
The report goes on, the victim stating that Sheridan dragged her into the house and pinned her to the couch as she was attempting to leave.
Sheridan allegedly repeated dragging her out of the car and slamming her to the ground a second time, with the victim's head striking concrete, when she attempted to leave the home again.
The victim was allegedly dragged back into the home, where the argument continued.
Later, the victim told police that she was acting like she was going to a neighbor's house to seek help once the argument had settled. Sheridan allegedly noticed and fled the area.
It is noted in the report that paramedics on scene documented that the victim had a two to three-inch raised hematoma on the back of her head and a visible cut on her right knee.
The charges filed against Sheridan include one count of first-degree felony kidnapping and a first-degree misdemeanor of domestic violence. A warrant for Sheridan's arrest was issued on Friday by Judge Scott Hunter of the Austintown court.
Sheridan, who currently lists a Mahoning Avenue address, is being held without bond in the Mahoning County Jail, in pre-trial custody with a maximum security level designation.
The former Braking Point Recovery Center owner has been under federal supervision since his release from prison in November 2024, following his conviction in a federal health care fraud case.
Sheridan's previous legal entanglement centered on his operation of Braking Point Recovery Center, which had facilities in Austintown and Columbus. In 2021, he was sentenced to seven and a half years in federal prison after pleading guilty to dozens of charges related to a conspiracy to commit health care fraud.
Federal authorities alleged that Sheridan and his associates fraudulently billed the Ohio Medicaid program approximately $48 million for drug and alcohol recovery services, many of which were not provided, were not medically necessary, or lacked proper documentation.
As part of his federal sentencing, Sheridan was ordered to pay more than $24.4 million in restitution to the government. Court filings in November 2024 indicated that he had only paid approximately $40,000 of the restitution owed.
His release from federal prison in November 2024 left him under government supervision, requiring him to seek court permission for any travel outside of Northeast Ohio.
Earlier in 2024, a federal judge had denied his request to travel to Hawaii for a honeymoon, citing the substantial amount of unpaid restitution. A later court motion in January 2025 allowed him to travel within Ohio to participate in marathons in the Columbus area.
Ryan filed a request in June for early termination of his supervision, which is currently set to expire in November of next year. Online court records don’t indicate a court ruling on that request.
Sheridan is scheduled for arraignment in Canfield Court on Wednesday.
