Eisenberg Arrested After Escaping Halfway House

The man who held Hillary Clinton campaign workers hostage in 2007 was arrested this morning in Manchester after walking away from a minimum security facility on Sunday afternoon.
 
Leeland Eisenberg, 52, went missing from the Calumet Transitional Housing Unit in Manchester around 3 p.m. Sunday, according to the New Hampshire Department of Corrections. He was not in his room during a regular population count and was placed on walkaway status.

Manchester Police issued a press release this morning saying that Eisenberg had been arrested without incident at Lake and Hall streets. He is being charged with escape, a Class B felony punishable by up to 3-1/2 to 7 years in prison.

Police were called to the Manchester Community Resource Center at 434 Lake Avenue just before 8:30 a.m. for a report that someone had seen Eisenberg. Upon arrival, officers found Eisenberg seated inside the lobby. He was transported to the New Hampshire State Prison in Concord just before noon today.

Eisenberg was sentenced in Strafford County Superior Court to 3-1/2 to 7 years and began serving these sentences in the New Hampshire State Prison on May 6, 2010. He would have been eligible for parole on Aug. 6 of this year.

This isn't the first time Eisenberg has escaped confinement. Back in 2010, he cut off his GPS monitoring device after being released from jail.

The New Hampshire Department of Corrections Investigations Bureau and the New Hampshire State Police are conducting an ongoing investigation into the cause and circumstances that led to Eisenberg's disappearance. Any court appearances will be scheduled at a later date.