Man who booby-trapped shed with a shotgun convicted of intruders murder
Wasmund was convicted of first-degree murder (Picture: AP/Wayne County Sheriffs Office) A man who b..
A man who booby-trapped his shed with a shotgun has been found guilty of murdering an intruder.
William Wasmund, 48, rigged the firearm to a rope attached to his shed door so it would fire when opened.
Jeff Spicer died after the weapon discharged in September last year.
Wasmunds lawyers said he had frequently complained of theft on the property and highlighted evidence to suggest Spicer went to the shed to steal.
But he was convicted of first-degree murder after prosecutors argued it mattered little why the shotgun was set up, only that it was and that it killed someone.
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One of the key prosecution witnesses said he was present when Wasmund set up the booby-trap.
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He described how Wasmund told him about the rig as he was loading things from the shed into his truck.