Locked In with Ian Bick

Kyle Overmyer was a cop who crossed the line — battled addiction and ended up in prison. Michael Smitty Smith was a Philadelphia prison guard and cop who spent his entire career on the right side of the badge. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick they sit down face to face for the first time — and nothing is off limits. They go deep on what creates a corrupt cop, how former officers are treated inside prison, what prison actually does to people who have worn a badge, whether someone who betrayed the badge can ever truly earn trust back and the moral dilemmas that reveal exactly who each of them really is.

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#corruption #cops #truecrimecommunity

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Connect with Kyle Overmyer:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kyle.overmyer.16/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-overmyer-ba-cei-345b55203
Book: https://www.amazon.sg/Prison-Prodigy-Power-Purpose-Reborn/dp/B0GX2CT7GB

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Connect with Michael "Smith" Smitty:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1EPRh9W5yE/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smittymike2999?igsh=NG1ycThxcTljZDc2

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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:
https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en
https://ianbick.com/

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Timestamps:
00:00 Introductions & Backgrounds
04:45 First Impressions: Cops Crossing the Line
07:00 The Meaning of the Badge After Crisis
09:45 Corruption: Could It Happen to You?
13:13 Mental Health in Law Enforcement
17:13 Accountability & Protecting Problem Officers
21:27 Understanding Corruption: Causes & Consequences
26:47 Department Responses & Second Chances
30:33 Cops, DUIs, and Public Perception
34:49 Losing Faith in Policing?
37:54 Treatment of Officer-Inmates in Prison
44:43 Can Prison Rehabilitate? Programs & Second Chances
50:16 Re-Entry and Life After Release
57:00 Earning Back Trust & Second Acts
01:00:55 Why Honest Dialogues Matter

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Kai "Verse" Tyler had every advantage — a great upbringing in New Jersey a successful mother who pushed him to do better an Ivy League education and a promising career in the music business. But despite all of that he was a hustler. What started as selling weed as a teenager scaled into the big leagues — flying pounds across the country working with major connects and generating $60,000 a week in profit at his prime. He made millions in the weed game while simultaneously building a strong reputation as a music executive. Then someone in his crew set him up and the feds caught up with everything — resulting in a 5 year federal sentence.

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#college #prison #truecrimestories

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Connect with Kai "Verse" Tyler:
https://www.instagram.com/clothtalkverse/?hl=en

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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:
https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en
https://ianbick.com/

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro & Guest Background
03:33 Upbringing & Early Influences
09:07 Private School, College, and Family Lessons
15:28 Early Hustles & Legal Troubles
21:48 Music Industry Ambitions & Double Life
26:39 Scaling Up: From Small Time to Big Weight
34:52 Making Major Connections & Going Nationwide
43:22 The Downfall: Setups, Betrayal, and the Bust
54:34 Getting Caught, Legal Maneuvers & Sentencing
01:00:12 Federal Time: Prison Strategy & Survival
01:13:40 Lessons, Regrets, and Reentry
01:22:38 Life After Prison & Staying Out of Trouble
01:34:08 Detailed Prison Stories & Takeaways
01:52:33 Final Reflections & Closing Thoughts

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John Krupinsky grew up in Danbury Connecticut in a law enforcement family — his father and brother were both cops. He followed that path starting in Ridgefield before joining the Danbury Police Department where he spent 45 years working undercover becoming a sergeant and a detective running drug busts and working alongside federal agencies. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, John shares the complete truth about what 45 years in law enforcement really looked like — from policing in the 80s and 90s to undercover work to drug busts to the city's relationship with federal agencies to his take on local cops working with ICE to why it is harder to be a cop today to dealing with social media and first amendment auditors to massage parlor busts to encountering Ian personally when he owned a club in Danbury to going viral to the Black Lives Matter movement.

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#cops #police #truecrimestories

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Connect with John Krupinsky:
https://www.instagram.com/johnkrupinsky/

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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:
https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en
https://ianbick.com/

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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to John Karpinsky
00:54 Growing Up in a Policing Family
02:27 Starting a Career in Richfield and Danbury
05:48 Life and Work in Small Town Policing
07:41 Homelessness and Community Solutions
10:54 The Evolution of Policing Culture
14:04 Changing Crime Trends and the Drug Epidemic
18:48 Danbury's Unique Crime Profile and Law Enforcement Tactics
21:52 Gangs, Task Forces, and Major Cases
27:03 Undercover Work and Policing Methods Then vs. Now
34:44 Tech Advancements & Challenges in Modern Policing
39:35 Working with Federal Agencies & Major Takedowns
47:00 Cooperating with ICE and Local vs. Federal Law Enforcement
01:00:44 Navigating Police Department Administration and Patrol
01:04:38 Stories from the Danbury Nightclub Scene
01:11:28 Dive Team Dangers and Notable Local Cases
01:15:01 Drug Busts, Asset Forfeiture, and Ongoing Enforcement
01:20:27 Massage Parlors, Prostitution, and Community Issues
01:23:50 Most Impactful Cases and Coping with Trauma
01:32:00 Community Policing, Respect, and Building Relationships
01:37:07 Going Viral and Entering the Media Spotlight
01:44:42 Career Reflections and Lessons Learned
01:53:00 First Amendment Auditors and Modern Challenges
01:58:14 Closing Thoughts and Reflections

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Sabu Stanley grew up in Brooklyn and lost his father to cancer as a child. His mother kept him grounded and out of trouble — until she passed from cancer too. Without her the streets of Brooklyn became his family. His first run in with the law sent him to Rikers Island where he became a Blood. Gang life eventually led to a 16 year sentence in New York State prison. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, Sabu tells the complete story — from losing both parents to the streets taking him in to Rikers Island in the 90s and early 2000s to becoming a Blood to rising as a major drug player in Brooklyn to the 16 year sentence that defined the next chapter of everything.

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#brooklyn #rikersisland #crime

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Connect with Sabu Stanley:
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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:
https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en
https://ianbick.com/

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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction & Early Life
03:39 Losing His Parents & Impact on Upbringing
07:03 Staying Out of Trouble & Influences
10:55 Financial Pressures and Turning Point
14:20 First Steps Into the Streets
18:31 Early Drug Dealing & Dropping Out
21:11 From Streets to Running With Marcy Projects Crew
24:47 Music, Hustling, and Getting Caught
27:26 First Arrests and Introduction to Bloods
30:28 Life in Rikers Island & Joining the Bloods
33:12 Return to the Streets After Jail
43:01 Running His Own Block & Conflicts
47:15 Brooklyn Hustler Lifestyle in His 20s
53:05 Getting Shot by Police & Arrest
01:03:52 Fighting His Legal Case & Jail Lessons
01:13:04 Serving 16 Years & Mental Transformation
01:21:01 Lessons From Prison & Pursuing a New Path
01:29:40 Final Reflections & Future Plans

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Julio Almanza grew up in Chicago after his father walked out — and that loss set everything in motion. The streets became his family the Satan Disciples became his identity and the Mexican cartel became his employer. At just 17 years old he was caught smuggling drugs on the Mexico side of the border and spent the next four years locked up in a Mexican prison before being transferred to federal custody in the United States. When he got out he went straight back. Ten more years in federal prison followed. He left the Satan Disciples and joined the Latin Kings — and his former gang immediately put hits out on him. He survived moved to Arizona to start over ended up back inside and finally turned his life around completely.

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#cartel #prison #truecrimestories

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Thank you to GLD & FACTOR for sponsoring this episode:
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Connect with Julio Almanza:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wrongtostrong/?hl=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/wrongtostrong
Website: https://wrongtostrong.com/

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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:
https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en
https://ianbick.com/

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Timestamps:
00:00 Julio's Early Life and Family Pain
05:00 Surviving Abuse and Finding the Streets
10:00 Gang Life and Chicago's Dark Side
15:00 Early Cartel Ties & First Smuggling Runs
20:00 Inside the Drug Trade as a Teen
25:00 Getting Caught and Surviving Mexican Prison
35:00 Mental Health, Trauma & Hustling in Prison
42:00 Addiction, Rock Bottom and Hard Lessons
48:00 Transfer to US Prison & Early Federal Release
54:00 Life After Prison: Back in the Game
01:00:00 Cartel, Betrayal, and Escaping Chicago
01:07:00 Arizona: Trying to Go Straight & More Mistakes
01:12:00 Turning Point: Inside for the Last Time
01:18:00 Final Release and True Transformation
01:24:00 Reflections, Redemption & Helping Others

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