When Ryan told the man to get off the non-responsive woman, the man laughed instead. When Ryan pulled him off the non-responsive woman, the man started swinging and a fist fight ensued. Ryan, who was injured in the fight, landed several punches resulting in bone fractures to the potential rapist. The woman later told prosecutors that but for Ryan's actions, she would have been raped. Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery decided Instead of prosecuting the rapist, Ryan should be prosecuted for injuring the would-be rapist.