Jury convicts Oregon man who rigged home with ‘Indiana Jones’ booby trap injuring federal officer 

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Officials announced on Tuesday that a man from Oregon has been found guilty of charges related to a peculiar incident in 2018.

Gregory Lee Rodvelt, 71, rigged his lost home with an unconventional booby trap inspired by the movie “Indiana Jones.”

The trap involved a “round hot tub that was on its side set to roll down the hill.” During the incident, a federal agent was injured, NBC News reported.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Oregon, a federal jury in Medford convicted Rodvelt on charges of assaulting a federal officer and using and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.

Rodvelt had lost his home due to a lawsuit, and upon learning that a receiver had been appointed to sell the property, he took it upon himself to booby trap it, as stated by federal prosecutors.

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