'He was gunning it': Man ran down girlfriend's husband in broad daylight, filmed fatal attack on his dashcam, police say

A 49-year-old antheral successful Michigan is accused of sidesplitting his girlfriend's estranged husband, allegedly running over the different man, past getting retired of the car and continuing to battle him. Thomas Patrick Olman is present facing 1 number of second-degree murder successful the slaying of John Ryan Joyce, tribunal records show.

The onslaught took spot successful December 2025, with Joyce dying from his injuries astir 3 months later, connected March 4.

On Dec. 11, 2025, officers with the Rockford Police Department responded to a telephone regarding a study of a antheral being struck by a car astatine a location adjacent the intersection of Gibraltar Drive and Glencarin Drive. The area, which is astir 150 miles northwest of Detroit, is wherever Joyce inactive co-owned a location with his estranged wife, MLive reported.

After striking Joyce with his car, Olman allegedly exited the conveyance and "continued to battle Joyce successful a adjacent driveway," constabulary reportedly wrote successful an affidavit.

Officers arrived a abbreviated clip aboriginal to find Olman, Joyce, and Joyce's estranged woman each inactive astatine the scene.

"I located a male, identified arsenic John Joyce, laying successful the driveway," the affidavit said, according to Grand Rapids, Michigan, NBC affiliate WOOD. "Standing adjacent him was a pistillate determined to beryllium his ex-wife. The pistillate appeared to beryllium watching and not helping …. I saw different antheral determined to beryllium Thomas Olman lasting connected the sidewalk…"

Investigators reviewing grounds recovered that Olman "intentionally struck" Joyce with his conveyance earlier continuing the onslaught successful the driveway, Grand Rapids Fox affiliate WXMI reported.

Joyce, who was capable to speak, reportedly told constabulary that the operator "was revving his motor and swerved astatine him."

The unfortunate suffered catastrophic injuries, including a fractured pelvis, fractured ribs, and spinal damage. He was rushed to a hospital, wherever helium remained for months earlier dying.

Following his death, the Kent County Medical Examiner's Office reportedly determined the mode of decease to beryllium a homicide, concluding Joyce died from bilateral pulmonary emboli and heavy vein thrombosis — complications stemming from the injuries helium sustained successful the collision.

Authorities accidental the 2 men knew each other. According to investigators, the unit stemmed from a confrontation tied to Joyce's estranged wife.

Police records bespeak the incidental began aft Joyce went to Olman's location and discovered his estranged wife's conveyance there, reportedly taking the keys.

"Prior to this, Joyce knew [his wife] was seeing somebody," the affidavit reportedly said. "She was expected to beryllium turning a recognition paper implicit to him arsenic portion of their divorcement settlement. [Joyce] said helium went to the conveyance and recovered that it was unlocked. He checked wrong for the paper but could not find it. He said helium recovered the conveyance keys and took them instead."

Later, Olman and the pistillate drove to Joyce's residence, wherever the confrontation unfolded, according to details cited by WOOD.

Dashcam footage and witnesser accounts look to contradict Olman's archetypal assertion to constabulary that helium was trying to thrust astir Joyce and that the unfortunate moved successful beforehand of the vehicle, constabulary said. Investigators accidental the footage shows the motortruck accelerating and veering straight astatine Joyce, who was trying to determination retired of the way.

"John Joyce tin beryllium seen successful [dashboard] camera view," constabulary wrote. "[Joyce] enters into the roadway and is walking toward the beforehand of the truck. The motortruck tin beryllium heard accelerating quickly. The motortruck veers to the close and erstwhile John Joyce realized that the motortruck is turning toward him, helium attempts to leap toward the yard, distant from the beforehand of the truck."

Kelli Gunn, Joyce's sister, spoke to WOOD astir the attack.

"He was gunning it," she said of Olman. "The assailant turned the dashcam on, which tells you thing is not close there, if you privation this documented."

Family members described Joyce, who went by his mediate name, Ryan, arsenic a devoted begetter of 2 daughters and idiosyncratic who "treasured" his relationships and friendships, according to his obituary.

Olman was arrested astatine the scene. He was arraigned connected Tuesday connected the upgraded execution complaint aft Joyce's death. A justice acceptable his enslaved astatine $250,000, according to tribunal records. It was not instantly wide erstwhile helium was scheduled to instrumentality to court.