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Title: FBI Agent shot by booby trapped wheel chair
Post by: Phyphor on October 02, 2018, 10:32:21 PM

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A man has been charged with assault after fortifying his Oregon home "like a scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark".

FBI agents found a circular hot tub linked up to a tripwire, a fortified front door and animal traps laid around the property, local media report.

But they were not able to prevent a wheelchair, fitted with a fishing line and shotgun bullets, from firing on and hitting an agent in the leg.

Gregory Rodvelt, 66, was reportedly trying to prevent his home being sold.

More at the link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45718600

Yeah, that's definitely a lot of crazy.  Gotta give him credit for being inventive.

Title: Re: FBI Agent shot by booby trapped wheel chair
Post by: grampster on October 02, 2018, 11:44:09 PM

"Shotgun bullets".   :facepalm:

Title: Re: FBI Agent shot by booby trapped wheel chair
Post by: freakazoid on October 03, 2018, 02:18:57 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBt1UGmMYYo

Title: Re: FBI Agent shot by booby trapped wheel chair
Post by: HankB on October 03, 2018, 07:39:02 AM

Wouldn't surprise me if other charges are pending at the state level - the statutory language may vary, but a lot of states have laws against setting mantraps (in TX, it's "mechanisms") which are capable of inflicting serious injury or death.