Hillary Clinton presidential campaign office hostage crisis

Hillary Clinton presidential campaign office hostage crisis
Hillary Clinton presidential campaign office hostage crisis
Location Rochester, New Hampshire, United States
Date November 30, 2007
1:00 p.m—6:15 p.m. (EST)
Target Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign office
Attack type Hostage situation
Weapon(s) Forged bomb (road flares)
Perpetrator(s) Leeland Eisenberg

The Hillary Clinton campaign office hostage crisis occurred on November 30, 2007, when 47-year-old Somersworth resident Leeland E. Eisenberg[1][2] took six hostages at the Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign office in Rochester, New Hampshire, United States.[3]

Hostage situation

Eisenberg entered the local campaign office in Rochester, New Hampshire, on the afternoon of November 30, 2007, taking five adults and one infant hostage. He claimed to have a bomb strapped on his chest which he threatened to detonate. The bomb was reported to be road flares.[4][3][5][6] The town center, neighboring schools, and the Barack Obama and John Edwards local campaign centers were evacuated.[3][5][7]

Two hostages were released shortly after, a woman and her infant. Two other hostages were released later, a young student and a Clinton campaign staffer. Later in the evening, the final two hostages who were both Clinton staffers, escaped after sneaking out of the office. The crisis ended with the suspect's surrender later that evening.[3][5][6]

On September 30, 2008, Eisenberg pleaded guilty to kidnapping and criminal threatening. He was sentenced to three years in prison, followed by mental health treatment.[1]

Perpetrator

The perpetrator of the hostage-taking was 47-year-old Leeland Eli Eisenberg, born as Ralph E. Woodward, Jr.,[8] who lived in a mobile home park in Somersworth, New Hampshire. Eisenberg and his former wife, Lisa Warren, had moved into the Somersworth trailer park that same summer. He had gained local attention in March 2007, when Somersworth police violated his fourth amendment rights after they searched his unlocked car and left a flyer warning that owners should lock their doors to avoid car thefts.[9] Eisenberg was also one of the 541 victims to receive payments in the 2003 Boston clergy sex abuse scandal settlement.[10] In September 2002, he filed for lawsuit in the Suffolk Superior Court against Archbishop Bernard Cardinal Law, alleging Father Richard Buntel of St. Catherine's Church in Westboro had molested him when he was 21 years old.[1] According to court records, he had been imprisoned at Bridgewater State Hospital and at MCI Concord.[8] Eisenberg had been due in court on November 27th, for a domestic abuse complaint filed by his wife. His wife's divorce deposition stated that Eisenberg had "severe alcohol and drug problems".[8]

Later reports indicated that Eisenberg had seen a Clinton campaign advert regarding medical insurance, and that he had asked for Clinton, believing she could assist him in gaining mental help.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "New Hampshire: Jail for Hostage Taker". New York Times. 2008-10-01. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/us/01brfs-JAILFORHOSTA_BRF.html?ref=us. Retrieved 2008-10-17. 
  2. ^ "Hostage-taker surrenders after standoff at Clinton campaign office". CBC. 2007-11-30. http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/11/30/cilnton-hostage.html?ref=rss. Retrieved 2007-12-01. 
  3. ^ a b c d "Hostages Held By Armed Man At Clinton Office". WCVB-TV. 2007-11-30. http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/14737959/detail.html. Retrieved 2007-11-30. 
  4. ^ "Hostage Situation In Rochester Ends With Man's Arrest". WMUR-TV. 2007-11-30. http://www.wmur.com/news/14737868/detail.html. Retrieved 2008-10-17. 
  5. ^ a b c "Clinton Office Standoff Ends". New York Times. 2007-11-30. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/30/hostage-situation-at-clinton-office-in-nh/index.html. Retrieved 2008-10-17. 
  6. ^ a b "Details emerge after standoff at Clinton office". Associated Press. MSNBC. November 30, 2007. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22043358/. Retrieved 2007-11-30. 
  7. ^ "Police: Hostages taken at Clinton campaign office". CNN. 2007-11-30. http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/30/clinton.office/index.html. Retrieved 2007-11-30. 
  8. ^ a b c "Hostage-taker had troubled past". The Boston Globe. Boston.com. 2007-12-01. http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2007/12/01/hostage_taker_had_troubled_past/. Retrieved 2008-10-17. 
  9. ^ "Leeland Eisenberg: Who Is The Hillary Office Hostage Suspect". Huffington Post. 2007-11-30. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/11/30/leeland-eisenberg-all-yo_n_74888.html. Retrieved 2008-10-17. 
  10. ^ Pindell, James (2007-12-01). "Clinton campaign office hostage-taker to be arraigned Monday". The Boston Globe. Boston.com. http://www.boston.com/news/local/politics/primarysource/2007/12/clinton_campaig_1.html. Retrieved 2008-10-17. 
  11. ^ "Clinton hostage suspect charged with 6 felony counts". CNN. 2007-12-03. http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/03/clinton.office/index.html. Retrieved 2008-12-17. 

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