(Missoula) – A Heron Man who was convicted at trial of kidnapping his son in violation of a parenting plan and taking him to Costa Rica was sentenced July 25th to three years in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release.During a two-day trial in March a jury found Jacob Israel Strong aka Jacob Israel Guill guilty of international parental kidnapping.
Strong, after failing to return his son to his ex-wife as part of a scheduled parenting plan Strong had fled the country in August 2021 with the child. In 2022 Strong was found and deported back to the US.
United States District Judge Dana L. Christensen presided over the case. The court also order $6,948 restitution.
