New York State Police are searching for Thomas David Ryan after Robert Ryan was found dead inside a Greenville, NY home that burned Thursday evening. Crews reached the home on Greenville Turnpike around 7:30 p.m. and found it engulfed in flames.
State police said Robert Ryan, 70, was believed to have been killed before the fire was intentionally set. Police said Thomas David Ryan, 32, was last seen in the Greenville Turnpike area wearing a black T-shirt and black sweatpants.
Greenville Turnpike search
Authorities said images from the home security system showed Thomas David Ryan leaving the scene. They believe he is driving a 2016 gray Toyota Prius with New York license plate HNH-7671.
Police said he is considered armed and dangerous. They are asking anyone who sees him to call 911 or the State Police Middletown Bureau of Criminal Investigation at 845-344-5300.
Stephanie Coiro on Robert Ryan
Stephanie Coiro said her father was “He made you feel welcome, he helped when you needed, and then some,” and “He had more character in his pinky than most in their whole bodies, he did not deserve this.” She said, “He called my dad and said, 'oh I'm in Plattsburg, and I lost my bus ticket,' my dad went and picked him up, and brought him back to his house, probably to rest or to beat traffic and within the span of a few hours this happened,”
Coiro said her brother has severe mental illness and has been off his medication. She said her family had feared this for a long time and had been trying to get him help, adding, “The scope of mental illness is vast and our systems are failing left and right, and if you're a family that's going through this and you fear this, advocate as loud as you can because your worst fear can come through. I'm living it,”
Thomas David Ryan record
Police said Thomas David Ryan has seven prior arrests in New York City and is on probation until April of 2028. That leaves investigators with a search for a suspect, a homicide inquiry, and an arson case tied together by the same scene on Greenville Turnpike.
