Ryan and Amanda’s paths crossed in mid-2023 under unique circumstances: they met while attending a court-ordered rehab facility and living at the Oasis halfway house in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Both were navigating long-standing struggles with addiction and severe legal issues at the time. Ryan was dealing with the fallout of his highly turbulent split from his estranged wife, Mackenzie Standifer, while Amanda had her own history of legal encounters.

Finding common ground in their recovery journeys, the two quickly formed a bond. By late 2023, they began dropping hints about their romance on social media, eventually moving into a home together in February 2024.

Ryan reacts?

A Facebook profile of Ryan wrote a couple of things about the arrest.

“This might be my karma,” he wrote on Facebook.