A Castile man admitted in court today that he tried to kill the Wyoming County Sheriff in December 2018. Lynn Michael Hall pleaded guilty to attempted murder. He faces decades in prison when he is sentenced in September.
The scene originally unfolded on a Wyoming County highway when Hall encountered Sheriff Gregory Rudolph. There was a physical confrontation, Hall attempted to grab the sheriff's gun and ended up threatening him with a knife. A civilian intervened. In a statement by District Attorney Donald O'Geen, he said "If not for the actions of civilian John Harzynski and Trooper Ron Ensminger during the early morning hours of December 11th, the result could have been grave."
