A Saranac Lake man was recently arrested in Monroe County in connection with a violent local assault that left a person hospitalized at the University of Vermont Medical Center. Sun Community News reports Lake Placid Village Police officials said the assault happened in May of 2023. Following an extensive investigation, a warrant was issued for 51 year old John G. Ryan Jr.’s arrest on charges of felony second-degree assault and second-degree strangulation. He was located in Monroe County.