Responding Officer Impaled By Booby Trap At Medical Marijuana Grow Site

The person who set up a bed of screws to protect a marijuana grow operation, seriously injuring a Wyoming police officer, might face charges if prosecutors can find a criminal statute that applies. It’s harder than they thought. Existing law covering booby-traps addresses spring-loaded devices and explosives, but apparently not a bed of nails or screws on private property, Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker said. “We are looking into it, but it’s not something that’s readily apparent,’’ Becker said. And that has Wyoming Police Chief James Carmody calling for change.