 Donnie Burgess, Network Indiana. A February trial date is now set for the man at the center of that 18-hour standoff that took place earlier this month in Elkhart County. A preliminary not guilty plea was entered for 37-year-old Ryan Snyder, whose 2-year-old son was found dead and 4-year-old daughter found hiding inside the home earlier in the month. Court documents indicate Snyder made threats to hurt the children while on a call with their mom.