WYOMING COUNTY, N.Y. — A Castile man accused of trying to kill the Wyoming County Sheriff in December of 2018 was sentenced Thursday.
Lynn Michael Hall was sentenced to 25 years in prison with five years post-release supervision.
Hall was charged with attempted murder in the second degree.
Hall had been ruled unfit to stand trial in January of 2019. He had been given two psychiatric exams by different doctors who ruled that, "(Hall) is incapacitated and thus unable to assist in his defense or able to understand the nature of the proceedings."
That changed in June of 2019, however, after treatment by physicians. Court proceeding got underway in September, though two different trial dates had been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Police say Hall was tailgating and flashing his lights at Wyoming County Sheriff Gregory Rudolph on State Route 238, as he was on his way to work in December 2018.
When Sheriff Rudolph pulled over to see if Hall needed help, that is when Hall pulled in front and blocked him.
Police say Hall got out of his car, met Sheriff Rudolph at the door of his police vehicle, and started a physical altercation. Hall allegedly tried to get Sheriff Rudolph's gun, as they both continued to struggle to the ground at the side of the road. Hall ended up on top of the Sheriff with a knife threatening to kill him.