28-year-old arrested in Lyle on domestic abuse after manhunt and standoff

Information provided by Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer.

LYLE, Wash., Oct. 2, 2025 — A domestic violence call in Lyle escalated into a two-hour armed standoff Monday evening before law enforcement arrested a man accused of assaulting his wife and threatening family members with a handgun, according to the Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office on Sept. 29

Deputies were dispatched at about 6:22 p.m. to a residence on Appleton Road after Alexandria Richman reported that her husband, Jacob A. Richman, shoved her to the ground, threatened to kill her and pointed a firearm at her and her parents. She told deputies he fled in a vehicle before they arrived. Inside the home, Richman’s wife, her parents and a young child locked the doors, telling deputies they feared he would return.

Responders were advised Richman was armed with a 9 mm pistol and had said he would “shoot it out” with officers or kill himself, the sheriff’s office said. Multiple agencies converged on the area to protect the household and search nearby roads and timber.

A Washington State Patrol trooper and a Klickitat County deputy soon located Richman’s abandoned vehicle near the residence and believed he was moving through the woods toward the house. Using night vision, Deputies Keifer Smith and Zachariah McBride spotted him hiding behind a tree roughly 150 yards from the home.

Sgt. Adam Dyment. Photo courtesy Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office.

Sgt. Adam Dyment led verbal negotiations from about 75 yards away while other officers maintained cover. After roughly two hours, Richman threw down the handgun and surrendered without shots fired, authorities said.

Deputy Brian Nicholson transported Richman to the Klickitat County Jail. He was booked on three counts of first-degree attempted assault–domestic violence, one count of felony harassment–domestic violence, and one count of fourth-degree assault–domestic violence, a gross misdemeanor. An initial court appearance was not included in the release.

Officials credited the coordinated response — including KCSO personnel, Washington State Patrol, Goldendale Police Department officers, K-9 and drone teams, warrant personnel and 911 dispatchers — with preventing injuries and bringing the incident to a safe resolution.

“This was a professional job by all, and no one got seriously injured or killed and the bad guy went to jail,” said Sheriff Bob Songer in his press release.