- Garrett Thomas Stewart was sentenced to zero to five years in prison on Monday.
- Stewart pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for an unprovoked attack on a woman who was walking with her family on July 19.
- His attorney argued that his actions were the result of a mental health crisis; the judge cited community safety concerns when issuing the sentence, after hearing from the victim’s family.
SALT LAKE CITY — A man who attacked a mom walking in her Salt Lake City neighborhood with her family was sentenced to prison to keep the community safe, a judge said, despite his request for probation.
Third District Judge Elizabeth Hruby-Mills sentenced Garrett Thomas Stewart, 36, to zero to five years in prison for aggravated assault, a third-degree felony, calling it a “horrible” and “bewildering” situation with “absolute violence” that seemed so out of character.
“My concerns for the safety of the community are so great,” she said…