A man convicted of assault with intent to commit a felony in Yellowstone National Park has been sentenced to 44 months in prison.
Gregory Michael Samuel Toth, 40, also received three years of supervised release, to be served concurrently to a state sentence, and must pay $600 in fines and assessments.
According to a DOJ news release, Toth committed assault “with the intent to commit a kidnapping” on or about Oct. 1, 2021. At the time he was was employed as a Yellowstone contractor and residing in a trailer at the Fishing Bridge RV Park.
Toth was arrested Oct. 6 in Park County, Wyoming. He was sentenced Monday, April 18, during a hearing held before Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal.
Said United States Atty. Bob Murray: “Assault is a serious crime regardless of the location but when it occurs in a national park, it becomes a federal felony, This individual is now serving close to four years in federal prison due to an unnecessary assault on an innocent individual.”
Murray added: “This type of conviction would not have been possible without the collaborative efforts of our prosecuting attorney and the investigative work of the National Park Service.”
Agents with the National Park Service and Yellowstone National Park assisted in the investigation. The case was prosecuted by Michael J. Elmore.