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Eugene

(61,595 posts)
Sun Apr 7, 2013, 08:51 PM Apr 2013

Clinton office hostage taker escapes from NH unit

Source: Associated Press

AP / April 7, 2013

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A man who took hostages at a Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign office in 2007 escaped from a minimum-security correctional facility on Sunday, authorities said.

Leeland Eisenberg was discovered missing during a head count Sunday afternoon at the Calumet Transitional Housing Unit in Manchester, state Department of Corrections spokesman Jeff Lyons said.

Eisenberg was sentenced in May 2010 to 3 ½ to 7 years for probation violations. The 52-year-old would have been eligible for parole in August.

Once he is found, he will be charged with escape, a felony punishable by 3 ½ to 7 years in prison, Lyons said. Eisenberg isn’t considered armed.

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Read more: http://www.boston.com/news/local/new-hampshire/2013/04/07/clinton-office-hostage-taker-missing-from-unit/9stjQVHWMwluaLfP8J4SiL/story.html

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graham4anything

(11,464 posts)
1. Charge him with the max, and forward this to Jay and his stupid criminal segment
Sun Apr 7, 2013, 08:57 PM
Apr 2013

Why would someone leave 3 months before parole?

Mopar151

(9,965 posts)
2. Mr. Isenberg has issues (Like the f'n Readers Digest, he's got issues.....)
Sun Apr 7, 2013, 09:58 PM
Apr 2013

The incident (trying to take hostages with road flares as "dynamite&quot at HRC/HQ was brought on by 3 days of drinkin' and thinkin', he's been in and out of trouble since, multiple mental health issues.


Hollywood Squares quote: "How high do you have to be to skydive, Charlie?* 3 days of steady drinkin' oughta do it!" (Cliff Arquette as "Charlie Weaver&quot

SkyDaddy7

(6,045 posts)
8. Lets hope he does not...
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 08:00 AM
Apr 2013

Try & go after Hillary. Hillary has full time security as a former First Lady, correct?

Mopar151

(9,965 posts)
11. He's not going after Hillary - he was trying to get mental health help
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 08:24 AM
Apr 2013

He had seen a news story or campaign ad about her getting medical help for someone, then the booze and the voices did the rest of the thinkin. Yes, Hillary has Secret Service protection. But this guy has been in and out of jail (mostly for drinkin' on parole) several times since 2007, has shown no inclination for pursuing her.

Beacool

(30,244 posts)
3. Why was this man, who already had committed two rapes in the past, in a minimum security facility?
Sun Apr 7, 2013, 10:44 PM
Apr 2013

I hope that they find him fast and that he doesn't hurt anyone before they do.

Mopar151

(9,965 posts)
10. Wish that was true....
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 08:09 AM
Apr 2013

Lately, NH seeems to be running a special on nasty child molesters and kiddy porn distributors. Not to mention our popular "Inept Beer-Store Bandit" promotion.

Mopar151

(9,965 posts)
9. Probably because he was 3 months from release?
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 08:00 AM
Apr 2013

And maybe because he was doing time for parole violation, not rape.

Beacool

(30,244 posts)
13. I understand, but they knew that the guy was mentally ill.
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 09:48 AM
Apr 2013

He had already served his time for the rapes, but he was out on parole when he took the hostages. I'm just surprised that someone who is so obviously in need of psychiatric help was not watched more closely. I just hope that he doesn't hurt anyone while he's on the lam.

Beacool

(30,244 posts)
16. Well, that just proves that he really IS mentally ill.
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 02:45 PM
Apr 2013

Even people who never went to jail can't find a job in this economy.



Actually, it's not even funny........

Mopar151

(9,965 posts)
17. Being in the same state, in the same state, in the same state.......
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 04:24 PM
Apr 2013

I can't even begin to tell you how funny it ain't. But, hey, we're all in this together

Beacool

(30,244 posts)
18. Yes, we are!!
Mon Apr 8, 2013, 04:47 PM
Apr 2013

I'm fortunate to still have a job, but I know plenty of people who don't. My job has been letting people go since the whole debacle started. So, it's one of those things where you have a job today, but anything could happen next week. People are stressed out. It stinks!!!




 

Paul E Ester

(952 posts)
6. Man Who Took Hostages At Hillary Clinton Campaign Office Missing From Prison
Sun Apr 7, 2013, 11:32 PM
Apr 2013
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Leeland Eisenberg, the man who took hostages at one of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign offices in 2007, is missing from a minimum security correctional facility in Manchester, state prison officials reported Sunday.

The N.H. Department of Corrections said Eisenberg is missing from the Calumet Transitional Housing Unit in Manchester. At about 3 p.m. Sunday, a regular population count was conducted and the 52-year-old was not in his room. He was placed on “walkway” status, according to a prepared statement from the state prison officials.

Eisenberg took hostages in Clinton’s campaign office in Rochester, N.H. He entered the office with what appeared to be a bomb strapped to his chest.

Eisenberg is a white man, 5-foot-6, 220 pounds, with hazel eyes and brown hair. He was sentenced in Strafford County Superior Court to 3 1/2 to 7 years and began serving his sentence in the N.H. State Prison on May 6, 2010. Before Sunday’s incident, he was eligible for parole on Aug. 6. His maximum release date is Feb. 6, 2017.
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/04/07/man-who-took-hostages-at-hillary-clinton-campaign-office-missing-from-prison/
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