Stun Gun Rape in Georgia
February 1, 2008 – 4:14 pm
Police know electroshock weapons can be used to force compliance. Rapists do too. Last December in Alpharetta, Georgia, an attacker used a stun gun to subdue a young woman before restraining, raping, and kidnapping her. How long before we read of a taser used the same way?
Police arrested Dean Martin Fontenelle at a Roswell hotel. Investigators said Fontenelle used the stun gun to overpower the 23 year old woman and get into her home. He then bound her wrists and ankles with duct tape and raped her. Afterwards, police said, he put the woman in the trunk of a car and drove around for several hours before he let her go.
Officer George Gordon said Fontenelle had a handgun during the time he was driving around with his captive. He is charged with rape, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, and kidnapping.
The market is saturated with stun guns and tasers and they’re powerful weapons for intimidation. See an earlier post about taser and stun gun crime here.