Jacksonville police had been trying to remove guns from man at center of SWAT standoff 37-year-old Ryan Taylor under investigation before overnight confrontation Published: Updated: Tags: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville man at the center of a 14-hour standoff with police was a known threat with mental health issues, according to records. They arrested 37-year-old Ryan James Taylor on charges of aggravated assault and firing a weapon on residential property. He surrendered peacefully after police fired tear gas toward his home. Officers said he was firing a shotgun in his backyard, and apparently hit another home. The I-TEAM has discovered police were aware of the man having issues and were trying to take action in court to remove his guns.