Oregon man Gregory Lee Rodvelt who rigged home with ‘Indiana Jones’ booby trap and injured federal officer convicted by jury
A man in Oregon has been found guilty of rigging his former home with dangerous booby traps and other hazards after he lost it in a lawsuit. Gregory Lee Rodvelt, 71, set up the traps in retaliation against the state after the appointment of an attorney to sell off his property. Rodvelt, who was in an Arizona state prison for a separate incident, had rigged the home with “fishing line and a tripwire” across the property gate to a round hot tub that was set to roll down a hill and hit anyone who entered, according to FBI officials. Bomb technicians from the Oregon State Police and FBI were called to the property, where they discovered harmful threats including homemade spike strips. Once inside the home, law enforcement was met with a wheelchair in the center of the front entryway rigged with a shotgun that fired into an FBI bomb technician’s knee. The technician was taken to a hospital for treatment. Rodvelt was found guilty of assaulting a federal officer and using and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
FAQs:
What was Gregory Lee Rodvelt found guilty of?
Gregory Lee Rodvelt was found guilty of assaulting a federal officer and using and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
What did Rodvelt do to his former home?
Rodvelt rigged his former home with dangerous booby traps and other hazards, including “homemade spike strips” and a hot tub that was set to roll down a hill and hit anyone who entered.
What did authorities find when they entered the home?
Law enforcement found a wheelchair in the center of the front entryway rigged with a shotgun that fired into an FBI bomb technician’s knee.
What is the potential sentencing for Rodvelt’s charges?
The charge of assaulting a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon is punishable by up to 20 years in federal prison, while using and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence is punishable by up to life in federal prison.
Jury finds Gregory Lee Rodvelt guilty of rigging home with ‘Indiana Jones’ booby trap that injured federal officer in Oregon.
Gregory Lee Rodvelt, a 71-year-old man from Oregon, has been found guilty of creating “Indiana Jones” inspired booby traps in revenge after learning that the state had appointed a lawyer to sell his property. His former home was rigged with tripwires and spike strips, while a hot tub was set to roll down the hill and collide with anyone who attempted to enter the property. Authorities discovered bullet holes and boarded windows, and had to use an explosive charge to breach the front door. A wheelchair rigged with a shotgun fired into an FBI bomb technician’s knee upon entry, resulting in medical treatment. His sentencing will be determined at a later date.