Judge releases man who stormed Hillary’s New Hampshire campaign headquarters.
Leeland Eisenberg, the man who stormed Hillary Clinton’s campaign headquarters in Dover, New Hampshire, has been released on bail after being re-arrested shortly before Thanksgiving for violating his parole.
Eisenberg took several hostages during the November 2007 attack using fake explosives. It triggered an hours-long standoff that ended peacefully when he gave up.
According to the Union Leader, on December 11 a judge ordered his release pending a hearing about allegations he violated his probation after getting out of state prison last month. He is accused of failing to charge a GPS tracker he was required to wear, making it hard for probation officials to know where he was.
Public defender Randy Hawkes, Eisenberg’s attorney, said in court this morning that his client was arrested again simply because of who he is. He asked he be released on personal recognizance bail.
“I really believe had it been anyone other than Mr. Eisenberg, he wouldn’t have been held,” he said.
The county attorney general argued unsuccessfully that Eisenberg was “calculating” and should be held on cash bail. The judge disagreed and released Eisenberg on personal recognizance pending a hearing.
The hearing date has not yet been scheduled.
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