The New Orleans Advocate came out with some scary details in regards to two men who are now incarcerated for a string of armed robberies and attempted murder. The pair of men reportedly targeted former New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan.
Ryan is now with his brother Rex and the Buffalo Bills, but a year ago while in New Orleans the men involved had their eye on him. Police informed Ryan of the threats after a random individual who had just moved to the area was receiving random calls from a local number. One left a voicemail that fit the description as Ryan.
From The Advocate:
Rob Ryan was wrapping up his third and final preseason with the New Orleans Saints last year when a federal worker received a strange tip on her voicemail about the team’s colorful defensive coordinator: Someone who apparently had dialed the wrong number let her know that Ryan seemed like an easy target for an ambush.
“He don’t got no security,” said a garbled voice, according to a court document obtained by The New Orleans Advocate. “He’s just a regular football coach. … He ain’t … big … like (rapper) Lil Wayne or nobody … that got bodyguards everywhere.”
The federal worker turned the 2-minute, 16-second voicemail over to local authorities, and they temporarily stationed police outside Ryan’s Uptown home.
The police set up shop in front of Ryan’s house to protect him, while details of why they were out there were kept secret for his safety.
Perhaps that coaching change was better for reasons we didn’t expect. As aforementioned, the men were both arrested, but for charges that did not involve Ryan.
Records show that police jailed [Jockquaren] Van Norman on Nov. 13, three days before Ryan was fired by the Saints following a 33-point loss in Washington. Van Norman was booked on a variety of counts, including armed robbery, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, conspiracy to commit murder and serving as an accessory to murder.
Meanwhile, records show [Larry] Quinn was jailed Aug. 23 on a variety of counts as well, including armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery and attempted murder.
Thank goodness for those accidental calls.
