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FBI agent shot by booby-trapped wheelchair in Oregon [View all]
Source: BBC
FBI agent shot by booby-trapped wheelchair in Oregon
2 October 2018
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.
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2 October 2018
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.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45718600
Gregory Rodvelt, pictured in this April 2017 police photo, is accused of assaulting a federal officer
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