Platinum’s security management team elected to deploy Guardian 8’s Pro V2 defense technology on post at the former Prime Prep Dallas campus, in order to better secure the property. Platinum’s officers were hired by the real estate firm which owns the property that housed the famed Prime Prep Academy, a Texas charter school in Dallas, co-founded by NFL-Hall-of-Famer, Deion Sanders.

“Joe Mata, president of Platinum Event and Security Services, has been making bold steps lately to enhance his protection services to his clients by incorporating our new state-of-the-art technology defense tool, our Pro V2,” stated Steve Cochennet, CEO for Guardian 8 Corporation in Scottsdale, Arizona (GRDH:OTC US).

The Pro V2 was put to the test by Platinum’s security officers when a perpetrator intentionally crashed through a locked gate with a vehicle. Platinum’s security officers rushed to the scene with their Pro V2s drawn and armed. The officers deployed the second level options on the device, activating the flashing LED, siren, and bi-directional communication feature, notifying the officer’s supervisor. Platinum's supervisor immediately dispatched the police. The subject was detained by Platinum’s security officers using the Pro V2 until authorities arrived to investigate and took the individual into custody. Cochennet stated, “What could have been a major burglary ended in a non-violent encounter with no injuries.” The subject was held at bay with the Pro V2 recording every moment of activity until the police arrived.

Joe Mata of Platinum stated, “Carrying firearms is a huge liability for private security agencies and for our clients. Liability insurance for companies that have armed officers is becoming so costly that a lot of clients will not pay for the service any longer. Being completely unarmed without any protection also carries material risk for all parties in today's environment. Liability claims, frivolous litigation, and workman's compensation losses are material costs we face every year.” Mata added, “Our job is to protect, defend, and mitigate risks for our clients.”

Steve Cochennet of Guardian 8 added, “I personally believe the days of putting a uniformed officer at a post with no tools and absolutely no means of defense, other than their fists, will eventually come to an end.” Cochennet also stated, “The Pro V2 is designed to provide a revolutionary alternative between lethal force and being completely unarmed. There is a huge gap between an unarmed officer utilizing ‘verbal judo’ to address a situation, versus an armed officer having lethal force. Unfortunately, an unarmed officer that ends up in a physical altercation may, and has posed as much risk to security companies and their clients, as officers that have used lethal force.” Cochennet added, "Clients are beginning to seek out security companies that utilize new technologies to lower risks and provide more cost effective alternatives.”

Mata concluded, “It’s impressive to be able to instantly communicate, defend, and deliver a documented, time and date stamped, digitized-file-of-evidence, on a confrontation or incident to our clients, in one small device. There is no guessing as to what occurred as it’s all documented and protected by the Pro V2.”

About Platinum Event Services, Inc.

Platinum Event Services, Inc., dba Platinum Security and Consulting, dba Platinum Event and Security Services, is an MBE company with Corporate Headquarters located in Dallas, Texas, USA. Platinum provides security staffing & event services and sophisticated security solutions to Fortune 500 and regional companies, organizations, concert & entertainment venues, sporting events, and commercial & government properties, throughout the US. In addition, Platinum exhibits an enhanced menu of security services, including consulting services, security technology services, and training services, which extends a “value-add” to the clientele it serves. Platinum has applied for its Safety Act Certification under the Department of Homeland Security. For more information, please go to (PLATINUMESI.COM) to discover all services offered and to review client references and the remarkable venues served.

About Guardian 8 Holdings, Inc. (GRDH:OTC US)

Guardian 8 Holdings, through its wholly owned operating subsidiary, Guardian 8 Corporation, is the developer and manufacturer of the G8 Pro V2, an enhanced non-lethal (ENL) response to threats that revolutionizes how companies keep workplaces safe and mitigates risk. Guardian 8 was named one of "Ten Companies to Watch" in March 2014 by the Phoenix Business Journal and has won security industry accolades for its innovative technology. To learn more about the company and its personal protection product line, visit (GUARDIAN8.COM) and explore the possibilities. Follow Guardian 8 on LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.