APD arrests, accuses Abilene man of Child Endangerment after lit candle causes 2023 house fire

Karley Cross

April 29, 2024 at 5:19 PM·1 min read

TAYLOR COUNTY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – An Abilene man was accused of endangering two children by leaving them alone in a home with a lit candle.

According to court documents, Ryan Bierd intentionally left two young children “in imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or phyisical or mental impairment” by leaving them alone with a lit candle that would soon be the cause of a house fire on March 20, 2023.

Taylor County Jail: Ryan E. Bierd (Apr. 2024)

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Bierd was also accused of not voluntarily delivering the children in his care to an emergency infant care provider.

He was booked into the Taylor County Jail this Sunday, April 28 on a $15,000 surety bond.

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