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A Union County jury convicted William Wasmund, 48, Thursday of both first-degree murder and aggravated battery after he was charged earlier this year for the death of Jeff Spicer, The Southern Illinoisan reported.
Testimony during the trial showed that a man who lived nearby found Spicer deceased Sept. 16, 2018, on Wasmund's property.
Wasmund, of Chester, set up the booby-trapped shotgun, which fired and struck Spicer when he tried to enter the shed, according to prosecutors.
Wasmund's defense argued that he did not set the gun, but had frequently griped of theft on the property and highlighted evidence to suggest Spicer went there to steal.
Special Prosecutor Matt Goetten contended it didn't matter so much why Wasmund set up the gun to fire, but that he did and it ultimately killed someone. One of the state's primary witnesses said that he was present the day Wasmund set up the booby-trapped shotgun. The witness testified that Wasmund told him about it as he was loading things from the shed into his truck and the witness told several people about the trap and his concerns.
"That spring gun was the cause of death," Goetten said.
Illinois man convicted in 2018 booby trap shotgun slaying
A Union County jury convicted William Wasmund, 48, Thursday of both first-degree murder and aggravated battery after he was charged earlier this year for the death of Jeff Spicer, The
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