Michael Scott Wilson, 32, is charged with attempted aggravated battery on a pregnant woman and grand theft of a firearm
A Florida man is accused of rigging the front door of a home in an attempt to electrocute his estranged pregnant wife.
‘This is one of the most bizarre domestic violence cases I have seen in my career,’ said Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly.
‘Not only did this man plan to electrocute his wife, but he could have injured a deputy or any person attempting to enter this residence. Thankfully this man was found and taken into custody before he could cause the harm he intended.’
Michael Scott Wilson, 32, was arrested Thursday in Knoxville, Tennessee, and charged with attempted aggravated battery on a pregnant woman and grand theft of a firearm.
Police believe that he rigged electrical devices to the top door lock and lower door handle so it would electrocute whoever tried to unlock and open the front door.
The rigging consisted of two chairs, a child’s high chair, blue tape, a shower-type rod, electrical cords, wiring and a car battery charger with clamps, according to the Daytona Beach News Journal.
It could have caused serious bodily injury or even death.
Police believe that he rigged electrical devices to the top door lock and lower door handle so it would electrocute whoever tried to unlock and open the front door
He allegedly rigged the front door of his estranged pregnant wife’s home so that she would be electrocuted
Wilson had also stolen a firearm belonging to his wife’s father from the house.
He’s being held on a $150,000 bond and will be extradited to Florida. It’s unclear if he has an attorney.
The woman’s father called deputies after Wilson made suspicious statements about keeping children away from the door.
Deputies found the front door barricaded, with burn marks. When a deputy kicked the door, a large spark was observed.
Wilson had changed his Facebook relationship status to ‘widowed’.
Deputies also found pictures of a sonogram on the kitchen table, sticky-note love letters in the bedroom with a photo album showing Wilson and his wife together, and the wife’s recently-installed smart cameras dumped in the toilet.
He was involuntarily hospitalized for mental evaluation in late November.
The woman’s father called deputies after Wilson made suspicious statements about keeping children away from the door