ST. GEORGE , Utah – An Idaho man was sentenced to 75 months’ imprisonment after he assaulted two on-duty United States Park Rangers by ramming his pickup truck into their vehicle in May 2025.
The sentence, imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen, comes after Gegory Aaron Farley, 52, of Hazelton, Idaho, pleaded guilty on December 1, 2025, to assault on an employee of the United States with a deadly weapon. In addition to his term of imprisonment, he was sentenced to three years of supervised release.
According to court documents and statements made at Farley’s change of plea and sentencing hearings, on May 3, 2025, while in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Southern Utah, Farley used his GMC Sierra Denali pickup truck to assault two on-duty United States Park Rangers who conducted a traffic stop on Farley. During the traffic stop, Farley, the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, fled the scene while one of the rangers was speaking to him, nearly hitting one of the rangers. A vehicle pursuit ensued, and at one point, Farley turned his vehicle around and rammed his truck into the driver’s side of the rangers’ vehicle, pushing them into the shoulder of the road, causing their vehicle’s air bags to deploy and rendering the driver’s side door inoperable. See prior press release: Idaho Man Indicted after Allegedly Assaulting U.S. Park Rangers in Southern Utah .
“This case underscores the dangers our park rangers and other law enforcement officers face as they work to keep our national parks and communities safe,” said U.S. Attorney Melissa Holyoak of the District of Utah. “My office, in alignment with this administration, has zero tolerance for violence against law enforcement. Together with our partners, we will thoroughly investigate and prosecute offenders who commit such acts.”
The case was investigated by the FBI Salt Lake City Field Office’s St. George Resident Agency, the National Park Service, Kane County Sheriff’s Office, Utah Highway Patrol, Page Police Department, Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, and the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
Assistant United States Attorney Joseph M. Hood of The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah prosecuted the case.
Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — Utah — U.S. Department of Justice press release.