A runner was prosecuted for unapproved trail use after the referring agency called it 'overcriminalization'

Mountain runner Michelino Sunseri used an unauthorized trail while setting a record for ascending and descending Grand Teton in September 2024 .

President Trump decried "overcriminalization in federal regulations" in an executive order last month .

But the Justice Department proceeded with the case anyway, resulting in a two-day bench trial that ended on May 21 .

Michelino Sunseri ran on a trail in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming .

The prosecution's most recent plea deal proposal entailed a fine and a five-year ban from the park.

NPS official: "We believe" that represents "an overcriminalization based on the gravity of the offense" Defense lawyers say they had access to email from NPS before trial, but didn't disclose it.

Hambrick rejected Sunseri 's request for a jury trial.

The Sixth Amendment says defendants have a right to "a speedy and public trial" by "an impartial jury" But the fact that his fate will be decided by a single judge (subject to appeal) could affect the outcome.