Settling the Score

Small Town Dicks

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True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.7 • 10K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

A man pulls a gun on his wife during an argument and refuses to surrender when law enforcement arrives. Lieutenant Ryan takes the scene and what follows is a tense, five-hour negotiation. As Ryan works to bring the situation to a safe resolution, the case becomes a window into how suspects behave in these moments and what it takes to reach them.

Lieutenant Ryan has worked in law enforcement for 15 years. He started his career as a patrol deputy and later moved into investigations as a detective, working in a unit that handled Crimes Against Children, including complex and sensitive cases involving abuse and exploitation.

After promoting through the ranks, Ryan has served in leadership roles in patrol services, special investigations, and spent several years in the Training Division, where he helped build his agency’s training academy and shape the next generation of officers. He also served for six years on his agency’s Crisis Negotiations Team, eventually becoming the team leader.

Ryan comes from a law enforcement family—his father and uncle both wore the badge before him, with his father serving over 40 years in law enforcement. He’s currently a shift commander on patrol and continues to oversee the field training program in his district.

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0:00.0	Hey, Smalltown Fam, it's Yardley. I want to remind you that if you want access to bonus episodes
0:07.9	and regular episodes a day early and ad-free, and our community forum and other behind-the-scenes
0:14.8	goodies, you got to go to smalltowndicks.com slash superfam, and in the top right hand corner hit that little tab that says
0:25.9	join and then listen to the end of today's episode for a sneak peek at today's new bonus episode
0:33.8	hey small town fam hey episode.
0:41.0	Hey, small town fam.
0:43.1	Hey, how are you guys?
0:44.1	It's Yardley.
0:46.8	I hope all is wonderfully well in your worlds.
0:53.1	You will be so happy to hear that one of your favorite guests and ours, Lieutenant Ryan is back on the microphone today.
0:56.3	Ryan is a wonderful storyteller. He's measured, thorough, and thoughtful. And in the case he has
1:03.6	for us today, all those qualities come shining through. So in today's episode, Ryan is called to a domestic dispute where a husband is
1:14.9	reportedly chasing his wife around the house with a gun. Not good. The mother-in-law,
1:21.4	who also lives in the house, calls 911. Dan and Dave have often said that some of the most dangerous calls law enforcement go
1:30.0	to are these domestic disputes because by the time they arrive, tempers are hot, there might
1:37.2	be drugs or alcohol on board, and or weapons involved. Also, chances are the aggressor feels
1:43.7	that whatever this dispute is about, it's a
1:47.0	private matter, and the police certainly have no business budding in. So it's ripe for shit to go
1:54.3	sideways in a hurry. As it does in this case, where the husband not only takes his wife hostage,
2:01.4	but also threatens to kill any cops who come through the door, as well as kill himself.
2:07.7	Negotiations with the suspect go on for hours,
2:10.5	as Ryan works to resolve the situation safely and peacefully for everyone involved.
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