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		<title>Free SEO Tool If You Have A Web Site</title>
		<link>http://www.safetytechnology.com/blog/free-seo-tool-if-you-have-a-web-site/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gravette</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[longtail keywords]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I want to share a free tool with you if you have a website or plan on having one.  This will be a handy tool for creating content and for finding longtail keywords to optimize for. The tool lets you find questions that people are asking about the products you sell.  These are questions people [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I want to share a free tool with you if you have a website or plan on having one.  This will be a handy tool for creating content and for finding longtail keywords to optimize for.</p>
<p>The tool lets you find questions that people are asking about the products you sell.  These are questions people are searching for in the search engines.  When you have the questions, its simple to then put the questions and answers on your website in a FAQ page<br />
(Google loves FAQ pages) or a blog post or use as content for articles you write.</p>
<p>You can then optimize web pages or blog posts for the questions by linking to them with the questions in the anchor text of content you create and distribute.</p>
<p><a href="https://freekeywords.wordtracker.com/keyword-questions" data-cke-saved-href="https://freekeywords.wordtracker.com/keyword-questions">Click here</a> to access this free question tool</p>
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		<title>Maryland Woman Defends Herself With Pepper Spray</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gravette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pepper Sprays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[non-lethal weapons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pepper spray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal self defense]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Authorities say a woman used pepper spray to defend herself against a man who allegedly attacked her outside her Salisbury home. At around 12:23 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, Salisbury police officers responded to the 700 block of Roger Street where they met with a woman who stated she had been attacked from behind in her driveway [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong></strong>Authorities say a woman used <a href="http://www.safetytechnology.com/pepperspray.htm">pepper spray</a> to defend herself against a man who allegedly attacked her outside her Salisbury home.<span id="more-391"></span></p>
<p>At around 12:23 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, Salisbury police officers responded to the 700 block of Roger Street where they met with a woman who stated she had been attacked from behind in her driveway by a male suspect wearing a black hooded jacket and blue jeans. According to police, the victim stated that she sprayed her attacker with pepper spray that she keeps for personal defense.</p>
<p>Investigators said the information the victim provided was relayed to responding units and officers and K-9 &#8220;Miso&#8221; searched the neighborhood. According to police, a suspect was located on the 300 block of Prince Street, a short distance from where the assault is allegedly occurred.</p>
<p>Police said the suspect, later identified as 19-year-old <strong>Brian Stewart Harcum Jr.</strong> of Salisbury, was wearing clothing matching the description of the woman&#8217;s attacker. Police also noted that Harcum had tears in his eyes and mucus coming from his nose, which is indicative of the effects of pepper spray.</p>
<p>Harcum was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree assault, second-degree assault and reckless endangerment. He is being held in the Wicomico County Detention Center in lieu of $25,000 bond.</p>
<p>The victim was not injured in the assault, police said.</p>
<p>Good for this woman taking the responsibility to defend herself and not depending on others, including police.</p>
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		<title>WordPress Blog Great Tool For Search Engine Ranking</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gravette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I had an article written for the keyword phrase &#8216;do stun guns work&#8216;. I was going to submit it to my network of blogs and link it to a web page.  To find out what web page I should link to I searched for the term in Google.  I planned on using my best ranked [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had an article written for the keyword phrase &#8216;<a href="http://www.safetytechnology.com/blog/do-stun-guns-work/">do stun guns work</a>&#8216;.</p>
<p>I was going to submit it to my network of blogs and link it to a web page.  To find out what web page I should link to I searched for the term in Google.  I planned on using my best ranked web page to link to.  Might as well start with the web page that Google already thinks is relevant to that keyword phrase.<span id="more-389"></span></p>
<p>I searched for the term but did not find any of my web pages in the first 10 pages of Google (first 100 results).</p>
<p>So, I quickly posted on my blog using the keyword phase in the title of the blog post and several times in the body of the post. Within 5 hours, that blog post was on the first page of Google when you searched in Google for &#8216;do stun guns work.&#8217;</p>
<p>As I write this, my blog post is at #9 in Google for that keyword phrase.  I&#8217;ve submitted the article I had written optimized for this keyword phrase to my network of blogs to see how quickly I can move this blog post up the rankings.</p>
<p>The point is, a blog is very important in your SEO toolbox.  Posting on your blog can be more effective and quicker than creating a new web page optimized for a particular keyword phrase.</p>
<p>New content now plays a more important role in Google&#8217;s algorithm.  So, keep creating new content and the best way to do this is posting on a blog integrated into your website. Google sees it as new content for your website.</p>
<p>Because of the importance of new content to Google, here&#8217;s a little trick you can do.  If you have a blog post that is ranking pretty well in Google for a particular keyword phrase and its an older post, just by changing the date on the blog post to a current date you can boost your ranking in Google.  Try it!</p>
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		<title>Do Stun Guns Work?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gravette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Stun Guns]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[stun gun safety]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Stun guns are normally an electroshock weapon which are able to temporarily disable a would be assailant or attacker using electric shock. There are some stun guns which when used the user will need to be close to their attacker in order for them to be effective and there are others which can be used [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Stun guns are normally an electroshock weapon which are able to temporarily disable a would be assailant or attacker using electric shock. There are some stun guns which when used the user will need to be close to their attacker in order for them to be effective and there are others which can be used from a distance. However, when ever using a <a href="http://www.safetytechnology.com/stunmaster.htm">stun gun</a> a person will need to make sure that it makes contact with the other person&#8217;s body. <span id="more-386"></span></p>
<p>Stun guns generate 5 to 8 milliamperes of electricity to the body. When you use a stun gun, it releases high voltage to the muscles scrambling the electrical pulses sent from the brain to other parts of the body.  When these electrical impulses are disrupted, it results to the temporary shut down of our body&#8217;s electrical system. When there is temporary shut down of the body&#8217;s electrical system, it is temporarily paralyzed due to the disruption of the brain&#8217;s electrical signals. This period causes confusion, giving you the opportunity to run away and to find help.  Do not be afraid to use the device because it is not made to kill someone.</p>
<p>Even though stun guns have obtained significant media attention, many still want to know, &#8220;do stun guns work?&#8221; For the most part, a stun gun is a highly effective personal safety tool that can be carried in almost any part of the country. Right now, nine states prohibit the ownership of stun guns, as do some individual cities and counties. For those who have the legal option of carrying a stun gun, this compact yet powerful weapon provides an effective means of self defense in an easily concealable package. Understanding how stun guns work can mean the difference between escape and jeopardy.</p>
<p>When looking to purchase a stun gun you will find that there are many different sizes of stun guns as well as many different voltages that you can choose from. But generally the higher the voltage on it the quicker the full effect of the device will be felt by the would be assailant. Although lower voltage models are just as effective as the higher voltage ones they just take a few seconds longer for them to provide the full effect on the would be assailant. So if you are looking for something that really is effective and will work quickly for you then look at purchasing one which has a higher voltage to it.</p>
<p>Do stun guns work against all perpetrators?  Stun guns will provide an effective, disabling blow to almost any attacker. Keep in mind, though, that nothing is entirely foolproof. Certain people may not be affected by the shock that the stun gun delivers, although this is extremely rare. Those who may not experience the full effects of a stun gun include the mentally ill, or those who are under a heavy influence of illegal drugs or alcohol.</p>
<p>With the rising criminality rates nowadays, some of us consider in purchasing portable self-defense tools like tasers, pepper sprays and stun guns. These tools are not only convenient to use but they are also handy and can be kept inside our pockets and bags everywhere we go. Criminals and petpetrators are not choosy on who they like to victimize. More so, they are only lurking behind the dark corners of the streets waiting for the right victim to pass by.</p>
<p>Most attackers and perpetrators are repelled by merely seeing this device because they know how it hurts if they are stung with it. Majority of them go away by merely hearing the cracking sound and seeing the electrodes sparking in a stun gun.  There is no way that the shock will transfer to you if your attacker is touching you.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s best to learn how stun guns work before you get one. If you want to buy one then you must know how to use it properly. When you know how to operate it safely and effectively you&#8217;ll feel more confident using it. Another thing to remember is to make sure that your city or state allows its use because in some places stun guns are restricted.</p>
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		<title>GREED!  A powerful marketing technique.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gravette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to share a sales techniques I learned many years ago. I seldom use it, but whenever I do use it, it works! Let me give you a specific example of how I recently used it. Last Friday I sent out an email letting everyone know about the new inert pepper sprays. In the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wanted to share a sales techniques I learned many years ago. I seldom use it, but whenever I do use it, it works!</p>
<p>Let me give you a specific example of how I recently used it. <span id="more-379"></span></p>
<p>Last Friday I sent out an email letting everyone know about the new inert pepper sprays. In the email, I gave the model numbers and wholesale prices.</p>
<p>When distributors went to the wholesale order site, they discovered that the prices were a lot lower than the prices I sent in the email.</p>
<p>Now this is where a basic human emotion comes into play&#8230;GREED.</p>
<p>Now, I&#8217;m not telling you this to insult you or make you feel bad about yourself. But, greed is a basic emotion that marketers need to understand and know how to use in their marketing.</p>
<p>I originally was going to introduce the <a href="http://www.safetytechnology.com/practicesprays.htm">inert practice sprays</a> by adding them to the sale that was going on. But, I thought it would be a good time to show you the power of this technique.</p>
<p>So, instead of putting them on sale, I put the lower prices up but did not say they were on sale. When distributors saw the prices in the email I sent, then saw the lower prices on the order website, they bought and bought a lot. They bought more than they would have normally because they wanted to take advantage of the lower prices before I discovered the &#8220;mistake.&#8221;</p>
<p>I sent the email out to over 7,000 distributors. Only one sent me an email letting me know that the prices on the wholesale order site were lower than the prices in the email I sent. They wanted to know if the prices in the email were right or were the prices on the wholesale order site correct?</p>
<p>Now, here&#8217;s how you can use this. And you should use it because it works.</p>
<p>To introduce a new product, send an email to your list with a brief description of the product and what the price is. But, on your website, put a lower price. For instance, tell them in the email that the price for the product is $10.00, but on your website, put the price at $7.00. People will think you made a mistake on the price on your website and will buy and buy a lot.</p>
<p>You can do this with an existing products, also. Maybe you can announce a sale price for a product as $10.00 and when your customers go to the web page, they see the price of $7.00. I guarantee this will increase sales.</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
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		<title>Woman Escapes From Armed Boyfriend With A Stun Gun</title>
		<link>http://www.safetytechnology.com/blog/woman-escapes-from-armed-boyfriend-with-a-stun-gun/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gravette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Stun Guns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self defense]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The news is always reporting bad guys using stun guns to do bad things. Seldom do we get a report about someone who uses a stun gun to defend themselves. Below is such a report. A woman whose boyfriend was shot by Las Vegas police on Monday told authorities she got away when he attacked [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>The news is always reporting bad guys using stun guns to do bad things.  Seldom do we get a report about someone who uses a stun gun to defend themselves.  Below is such a report.</em></p>
<p>A woman whose boyfriend was shot by Las Vegas police on Monday told authorities she got away when he attacked her by shocking him with a stun gun, a Metro arrest report said.</p>
<p>Officers later confronted Allen J. Stout, 36, and shot him after he pointed a gun at them, police said. Stout was taken to University Medical Center for treatment and later booked into the county jail, police said.</p>
<p>According to the arrest report, the woman was in the apartment she shared with Stout at 7300 Pirates Cove about 2 p.m. when he came in through a window, grabbed her by the hair and bit her. She ran outside, but Stout knocked her to the sidewalk, pounded her head into the concrete and choked her until she felt like she was going to pass out, the report said.</p>
<p>Stout pulled a handgun, threatening to kill the woman and himself. She then pulled out a <a href="http://www.safetytechnology.com/stunmaster.htm">stun gun</a> and shocked him several times, the report alleges, causing Stout to drop the gun.  The woman threw the gun away and ran, the report said.<br />
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Another victory for the good guys.</em></p>
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		<title>Store Clerk Punches And Pepper Sprays Robber</title>
		<link>http://www.safetytechnology.com/blog/store-clerk-punches-and-pepper-sprays-robber/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gravette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pepper Sprays]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If more people defended themselves, there would be less crime. I know this is simplistic, but facts support it. An involved and armed citizenry, even if non-lethally armed, cuts crime rates. PORTLAND, Ore. &#8211; Police are on the lookout for a man who walked into a local Dotty&#8217;s, implied he had a gun in his [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>If more people defended themselves, there would be less crime. I know this is simplistic, but facts support it. An involved and armed citizenry, even if non-lethally armed, cuts crime rates. </em></p>
<p>PORTLAND, Ore. &#8211; Police are on the lookout for a man who walked into a local Dotty&#8217;s, implied he had a gun in his jacket and tried to rob the place but was thwarted by a clerk who wasn&#8217;t about to back down.</p>
<p>The crime happened around 1:30 a.m. on July 10 at the Dotty&#8217;s at 2705 N.E. 238th Drive in Troutdale.</p>
<p>According to the Multnomah County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, the clerk in the store punched the suspect and <a title="Pepper Spray" href="http://www.safetytechnology.com/pepperspray.htm">pepper sprayed</a> him as he ran to his vehicle. The man fled the scene in a white 1990s Ford Explorer with a rear license plate that was obscured and unreadable.</p>
<p>The suspect is described as a white male with a possible beard or full goatee. He is about 5 feet, 6 inches to 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs about 160 pounds.</p>
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		<title>Good Samaritan Stops Hit-And-Run Driver With Pepper Spray</title>
		<link>http://www.safetytechnology.com/blog/good-samaritan-stops-hit-and-run-driver-with-pepper-spray/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:34:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gravette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This true story is about a man who witnesses a hit and run crash and took matters into his own hands. He followed a hit-and-run suspect and stopped him with pepper spray. Good for him! With the help of a good Samaritan, Knoxville, TN Police arrested a man who crashed into another car and fled [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>This true story is about a man who witnesses a hit and run crash and took matters into his own hands. He followed a hit-and-run suspect and stopped him with <a href="http://www.safetytechnology.com/pepperspray.htm">pepper spray</a>. Good for him!</em></p>
<p>With the help of a good Samaritan, Knoxville, TN Police arrested a man who crashed into another car and fled the scene.</p>
<p>Police said Larry Bashears crashed his 2004 Nissan Titan pick up into the car of Mary Johnson of Lexington on Wednesday on the 9000 block of Kingston Pike. And he never stopped.</p>
<p>Peter Bolton witnessed the crash and after checking on Johnson followed Bashears down Kingston Pike and Concord Rd.</p>
<p>&#8220;I wanted to find out why he was running,&#8221; Bolton said. &#8220;And then one thing lead to another.&#8221;</p>
<p>Bolton said Bashears&#8217; drove as far as he could on three tires until his engine blew out. That&#8217;s when the two men confronted one another and Bolton pepper sprayed him.</p>
<p>&#8220;Eventually he came to the floor and I managed to get his right arm around the stop sign. He eventually stopped trying to escape,&#8221; said Bolton who held Bashears down until the police showed up.</p>
<p><em>Just remember, if he hadn&#8217;t been carrying pepper spray, he may have done the same thing but would have been in greater danger.</em></p>
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		<title>Crooks Target Disabled, Elderly For Assault, Robbery</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gravette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Stun Guns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know why the the police are surprised that scumbags are attacking the elderly and disabled. They will always go after the weak. That&#8217;s why its important to be strong even if you have to carry something extra to give you that strength&#8230;like a pepper spray or stun gun &#8212; no matter your age. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>I don&#8217;t know why the the police are surprised that scumbags are attacking the elderly and disabled.  They will always go after the weak.  That&#8217;s why its important to be strong even if you have to carry something extra to give you that strength&#8230;like a pepper spray or stun gun &#8212; no matter your age.</em></p>
<p>In Cincinnati Police Detectives say criminals are now attacking disabled people and the elderly.</p>
<p>Investigators said it&#8217;s unusual that crooks are targeting those who can&#8217;t fight back, and what&#8217;s even more outrageous is that they still do it even if they only get away with a few dollars.<span id="more-356"></span></p>
<p>Joanne, an attack victim said she went to the store up the street from her Roselawn Assisted Living Community when she noticed someone following her.</p>
<p>&#8220;I turned and asked, &#8216;What do you want?&#8217; I turned my chair so it made him off balance, and then he hit me in the chest,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>Joanne said she&#8217;s still scared of her attacker and she&#8217;s angry that some people think she&#8217;s weak.</p>
<p>&#8220;It makes me feel like I&#8217;m not the person I am. I&#8217;m not an easy target, but I&#8217;m not a strong person. I&#8217;m in this wheelchair for a reason,&#8221; Joanne said.</p>
<p>Joanne said she only had change so the culprit didn&#8217;t really get away with anything.</p>
<p>Detectives said Joanne is not alone. To date, they know of four cases similar to hers.</p>
<p>&#8220;Usually, they assault the victims right away, by punching them in the face, knocking them to the ground and taking their property,&#8221; said Investigator Jeff McKinney.</p>
<p>Detectives said they think the crimes are related. McKinney said, &#8220;They&#8217;re teens or young adults between 15 and 21. They work in groups of two and three, looking for people who they believe are easy targets.&#8221;</p>
<p>Joanne said she now carries a cellphone and <a href="http://www.safetytechnology.com/stunmaster.htm">stun gun</a>. She said she also has a plan should she be attacked again.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ll find ways to take care of myself. I&#8217;ll run over him, that&#8217;s what I say,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>Investigators said they have some pretty good leads. They said they&#8217;ve notified assisted living communities and are looking at some surveillance videos.</p>
<p>In the meantime, they are urging disabled people and the elderly to stay in well-lit areas and travel in groups.</p>
<p><em>Once again, you see the necessity to protect yourself, no matter your age.  The police cannot be there when trouble happens.  You have to be willing and able to protect yourself.  If you don&#8217;t feel able, then you need to get something to give you an edge.  Some sort of equalizer.</em></p>
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		<title>Father Pleads Guilty For Binding And Using Stun Gun On Pervert</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Gravette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The story below is about someone who did something that I can really identify with. I know this is vigilantism and frowned up. But, sometimes a man&#8217;s got to do what a man&#8217;s got to do! A French Valley (California) father charged with tying up and using a stun gun on a man who sent [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>The story below is about someone who did something that I can really identify with.  I know this is vigilantism and frowned up.  But, sometimes a man&#8217;s got to do what a man&#8217;s got to do!</em></p>
<p>A French Valley (California) father charged with tying up and using a <a href="http://www.safetytechnology.com/stunmaster.htm">stun gun</a> on a man who sent an explicit photo to his 17-year-old daughter struck a plea deal Wednesday, according to the Riverside County district attorney&#8217;s office.</p>
<p>William Frederick Atwood, 46, pleaded guilty to one count of false imprisonment and another of assault with a firearm, office spokesman John Hall said. Atwood had been charged with multiple counts, including felony assault and making criminal threats.</p>
<p>Atwood faces three years probation and 128 days of weekends in the custody of the Riverside County Sheriff&#8217;s Department, Hall said. Those in the weekend custody program typically spend time in jail, on work detail or are placed under home monitoring.</p>
<p>William Atwood, left, pleaded guilty to binding and using a stun gun on a man who sent an explicit photo to his teenage daughter.</p>
<p>In exchange for the guilty pleas, most of the charges were dropped. If Atwood completes his probation with no problems, he could seek to have his felony convictions reduced to misdemeanors, Hall said.</p>
<p>Authorities said Atwood lured Justin Moore, of Temecula, to his home on Jan. 10 last year after Moore sent Atwood&#8217;s daughter a picture of his genitals.</p>
<p>In court, Moore testified that when he went to Atwood&#8217;s home, he expected to discuss the photo and maybe have dinner. Instead, authorities said Atwood fired a shotgun blast over Moore&#8217;s car and ordered Moore to strip to his boxers.</p>
<p>Atwood then bound Moore with zip ties and shocked him on the neck with a stun gun, police said. Atwood also threatened to bury Moore on the Pechanga Indian Reservation, authorities said.</p>
<p>After about an hour, authorities said, Atwood turned Moore over to police, saying Moore was trespassing.</p>
<p>Atwood&#8217;s lawyer said his client believed Moore peered into another daughter&#8217;s window in the early morning hours within a few days of when the photo was sent. Atwood also filed a police report accusing Moore of sending pornography to a minor.</p>
<p><em>The only difference between me and Mr. Moore is that I don&#8217;t think I would be shocking him on the neck!</em></p>
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