William Dankesreiter Jr., 60 (Pennsylvania State Police) DERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. - 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.”RELATED: Texas man hunted his child's mother before murdering herShe said she actually tripped over the wire but didn't fall.Advertisement“I am very fortunate,” she.