Ryan, who was fired from Teen Mom OG, was issued a citation in March 2017 for simple possession of heroin . Police confiscated 14 hypodermic needles, one of which contained heroin. He was arrested in March 2018 for petition to revoke after failing a drug test in January 2018. He tested positive for opiates and morphine in a urine sample. He was arrested again in July 2018 for breaking probation from a past possession of heroin charge. He was sentenced in both cases.