GREGORY MICHAEL SAMUEL TOTH, Assault with Intent to Commit a Felony, Wyoming 2021

Assault with Intent to Commit a Felony Rocks Yellowstone National Park

A construction contractor at Yellowstone National Park has been sentenced to 44 months in federal prison for an assault with intent to commit a felony.

GREGORY MICHAEL SAMUEL TOTH, 40, of was sentenced on April 18, 2022, for assault with intent to commit a felony. Toth was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release, to be served concurrently to a state sentence, and pay a $500 fine and a $100 assessment.

According to the indictment, on or about October 1, 2021, Toth unlawfully committed an assault with the intent to commit a kidnapping in Yellowstone National Park. Toth worked as a construction contractor in Yellowstone and was temporarily residing in a contractor trailer at the Fishing Bridge RV Park, where the assault took place. He was arrested on October 6, 2021, in Park County, Wyoming.

'Assault is a serious crime regardless of the location but when it occurs in a national park, it becomes a federal felony,' said United States Attorney Bob Murray. 'This individual is now serving close to four years in federal prison due to an unnecessary assault on an innocent individual. 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.'

This crime was investigated by National Park Service special agents and Yellowstone National Park law enforcement officers. The case was prosecuted by Michael J. Elmore.

Case Number: 0:21-cr-00131

For questions relating to Yellowstone National Park, please contact the Public Affairs Office at 307-344-2015 or yell_public_affairs@nps.gov.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wy/pr/yellowstone-contractor-sentenced-44-months-assault-charges