A Pennsylvania man has been arrested after state police say he plotted to kill his wife over the weekend by rigging a tripwire at the top of a flight of stairs to the basement.
William Joseph Dankesreiter Jr., 60, of Derry Township, was being held on a $500,000 bond after his arrest on an attempted murder charge.
Pennsylvania State Police said the intended target was his wife. “I’m a mess,” Laura Dankesreiter, 59, told Fox News Tuesday. “You don’t plan on your husband of 27 years trying to kill you.” Mugshot for William Dankesreiter Jr., 60, of Derry Township in Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania State Police ) She said she actually tripped over the wire but didn't fall. “I am very fortunate,” she said.
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