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Why So Jumpy?

Michael Scott Wilson, 32, of Palm Coast, Fla., has been charged with attempting to harm his pregnant wife. His scheme came to light when his wife went to visit family, and told her stepfather that Wilson told her “to use the front door of the home because the garage door isn’t going to open” — and she shouldn’t let any children touch the front door. The stepfather called the sheriff; a deputy found the door so suspicious that he kicked it in — which resulted in electrical sparks. Wilson, investigators allege, had wired up the door with a “booby trap” to electrocute anyone who tried to open it normally. They showed the setup to an electrician, who said that the way it was rigged would cause a person an 80 to 100 percent chance of “suffering death or great bodily harm.” Another clue: Wilson had already changed his Facebook relationship status to “Widowed.” (RC/Daytona Beach News-Journal) ...What Facebook really needs is a status of “Incarcerated.”