Report: Armed man takes hostages at/near Hillary NH office; WMUR confirms two being held; Update: Released?; Update: Report – Still two hostages being held?; Three total released, suspect ID’d as conspiracy theorist; Update: hostage situation still “fluid,” police logs added, Update: NBC ID’s different suspect, another hostage reportedly released; Local paper publishes new suspect ID: Leeland Eisenberg; suspect in custody
Update 7:13pm Eastern. Guess which network the hostage-taker was trying to contact?
Starts with a “C” and ends with “N.”
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer reported that Mr. Eisenberg had been calling the cable network’s Washington bureau throughout the afternoon. Mr. Blitzer said that Mr. Eisenberg had been complaining about the mental health care system in the United States.
WMUR: Leeland Eisenberg surrenders
“Eisenberg was scheduled to appear in Strafford County Superior Court at 1:30 p.m. Friday with his wife for a domestic violence hearing.”
Still some confusion over the suspect’s name. More at Classical Values and at Hot Air.
Update 6:23pm Eastern. Last hostage–a male campaign worker–is released. Eisenberg surrenders. WMUR has video.
Update 5:40pm Eastern. Another hostage reportedly released. Foster’s Daily Democrat, a local newspaper, identifies the suspect as Leeland Eisenberg of Somersworth. WMUR adds that Eisenberg had sought “roadside flares” before the incident.
Eisenberg shows up in Rochester police logs for DWI and stalking incidents:
11:13 p.m. – Near Cumberland Farms on Milton Road, Leeland Eisenberg, 46, of 182 Milton Road, 16, is charged with DWI.
Monday, June 11, 2007 With the help of a resident who called to report a suspected drunken driver on Washington Street, police charged Leeland Eisenberg, 46, of 182 Milton Road, Apartment 16, Rochester with driving while intoxicated.
7:51 p.m. –Leeland Eisenberg, 46, of Milton Road, 16, is charged with two counts of stalking.
Foster’s Daily Democrat has learned the suspect who took hostages at the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign headquarters is Leeland Eisenberg of Somersworth, who is well known to police in Rochester.
And here’s a letter published in the FDD on March 20:
Rochester police get slap in the face
To the editor:
The Rochester Police Department was trying to be proactive and help the citizen’s of Rochester from thieves and what they got was a slap in the face.
For every minute that Capt. Dumas has to spend dealing with the antics of Leeland Eisenberg it is one less minute he has to spend helping someone with something important. Mr. Eisenberg is wasting the time and the money of the taxpayers.
Police officers risk their life every day helping people, and to make them question if they should put a piece of paper in a car is just wrong.
Why can’t people focus on the important things?
Melissa Picard
Rochester
Update 5:19pm Eastern. I’m told NBC is identifying a different suspect than FNC ID’d. Allah’s got much more. Two hostages apparently still being held.
Update 5:07pm Eastern. The Manchester Union Leader reports that GOP candidates kept their offices open: “The Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani campaigns kept their offices in Manchester and Portsmouth open, according to their state campaign managers.”
Update 4:51pm Eastern. The Huffington Post attempts to contact Troy Stanley by phone. Wait a minute! Isn’t that “stalking”!
(hat tip – Matt)
FYI, with a hat tip to commenters, when you search “Troy Stanley,” these entries pop up in the Rochester police log:
11:38 a.m. — Troy Alan Stanley, 44, of 15 Strafford Inn, Farmington, is charged with criminal trespass and obstructing government administration.
6:14 p.m. — Troy Alan Stanley, 44, of Rochester Hill Road, is arrested on a bench warrant for disorderly conduct.
10:13 a.m. — Troy Alan Stanley, 44, of 287 Rochester Hill Road, 201, is charged with criminal trespass.
Troy A. Stanley, 44, of 201 Sofield Apartments, Rochester was charged with suspended registration and driving after revocation or suspension at 12:56 p.m. on July 27. He will appear Sept. 14 in Rochester District Court.
WMUR screenshot of second hostage released
Update 4:35pm Eastern. Rochester PD press conference starting shortly. (Update – It’s started, but PD is not giving out much info due to fluid situation of the investigation.) WMUR reports Stanley was in the middle of a divorce, had been drinking for 72 hours, was “not in the right state of mind.”
Update 3:54pm Eastern. ABC – Three total hostages released. Two adults and a baby. Suspect’s weapon described as a pipe bomb.
FNC identifying the suspect as Troy Stanley and describing him as a conspiracy theorizer. Mother reportedly negotiating to get him to surrender.
Question to MSM: If we–or you–start Googling “Troy Stanley,” does that qualify as “stalking,” too?
Update 3:26pm Eastern. WBZ reporting that there are two more hostages still in the office. WMUR and ABC reporting that the suspect is an older man with a history of mental illness who told his son to watch the news today.
Update 3:15pm Eastern. Hostages released? WMUR reporting that two hostages are safe…
Update 2:29pm Eastern. Unconfirmed reports: Hostage-taker is demanding to talk to Hillary.
Edwards’ office evacuated.
Update 2:15pm Eastern. FNC’s Major Garrett reporting that Hillary Clinton has canceled a speech event in Va. WMUR reports that it has confirmed through law enforcement that two campaign workers are being held.
Several elementary and middle schools are on lockdown.
WMUR reporting…
An armed man has taken people hostage at the Hillary Clinton campaign office in Rochester, police said.
It was not clear how many hostages there were or what weapons the man has. Police have set up a command post near the office on 28 North Main St.
Will monitor it.
Pray that it turns out alright and that no one is hurt.
WDHD is reporting Rochester has been evacuated after a bomb threat.
Take with a grain of salt, but here’s one eyewitness report from WMUR:
“A young woman with a 6-month or 8-month-old infant came rushing into the store just in tears, and she said, ‘You need to call 911. A man has just walked into the Clinton office, opened his coat and showed us a bomb strapped to his chest with duct tape,’” witness Lettie Tzizik said.
Map:
Obama’s Manchester office has been evacuated as a safety precaution.
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They seem to know some scoop….
Someone is delete happy today. Should have left the M word off.
Sorry. I wouldn’t have made a jokeif I knew there were still 2 people inside. But I knowing this now, I’ll pray for their safety.
AJ…41 or 43 or 45 (Jeb)?
My friend just sent me a hilarious instant message mockingly blaming the “Zionist Crusader Alliance For World Domination” for the situation.
He is Jewish (as am I), but so far there does not seem to be anything but one guy going nuts, and nothing more.
This is situation is not funny at all, and I hope the hostages get out alive.
Respectfully,
eric aka the Tygrrrr Express
The Drudge is now reporting too
http://blogs.abcnews.com/rapidreport/2007/11/hostage-situati.html
Taylork,
I think we are both being careful to separate our compassion as human beings from our instinct to be butchered as republicans in the media. The humor is how awful the media treats us, we are not in any way making light of the hostages.
You get it, and so do I. It is a high wire act because we are sitting and waiting.
You’re not insensitive.
Respectfully,
eric aka the Tygrrrr Express
Now they are saying there may have been more hostages than earlier thought.
Press Conference starting……
Live Video Streaming WMUR
http://www.wmur.com/video/14738085/index.html
I hope the hostages get out safely but this drama TV is a bit too much. The media is making this out to be a much bigger event than it is.
We are in this rinky dink town with the volunteer SWAT team running around for 1 nut that has an issue against the world. Then you have the media with their guest analyst trying to figure out whats in this guys head and throwing in every scenerio that they can think of and now the media will get a hold of any town person that may know something about the man or grab anyone that is walking around town
Again I hope the hostages are safe but this media coverage is ridiculas
Anyone care to bet the protagonist is a card-carrying member of the Democrat Party (aka nutroot) who is frustrated that Hillary hasn’t personally defunded the War in Iraq yet? Might even be a member over at Daily Kos?
Tragic for the terrorized staffers… I don’t like Hillary at all but she should be the first person on the phone to the police negotiators there to insist that she WOULD talk by phone to the perp AS SOON AS he releases all the hostages. That WOULD be leadership, and it would bury Obama an Edwards.
It’s a shame she will NEVER do that… no substance, all fluff.
Guy’s name is Troy Stanley and complains of conspiracy theories and the government has done something to his head. According to Fox News.
Hope they’re all ok, but this
is silly.
The hostage taker is Troy Stanely, a mid 40’s white man from Rochester. He has developed a recent deterioration in his mental health claiming government conspiracies and government surveilence bugs in his head. His mom is negotiting with him to get him out.
Oh yes, Hillary. That strong, decisive leader at work.
Not.
Hope everyone comes out safe. And nothing blows up.
Hillary should not speak with the nut. No negotiating with terrorists. Hostage taking is terrorism.
No feeding the trolls.
Respectfully,
eric aka the Tygrrrr Express
I hope everything turns out Okay for the mentally ill man, and the police officers on the scene. Hopefully this thing will be over soon.
Troy Stanley hostage taker
Lots of deletes, eh? Unreal.
For all of you who go on about Bush derangement, to honestly think and suggest that this is a Clinton stunt is not only bats*** loony, but wildly hypocritical. Might want to take a look at yourselves, because your true colors are showing today.
Just saying.
Is this HRC’s vast right wing conspiracy in the flesh?
Hope the hostages get out safely but for the life of me,
I do not trust either one of the Clinton’s not to have
found this poor man and staged this. Call me a cynic
when it comes to these two.
Regarding deletions: Site owner & admin does not want to exhibit the left-wing loon’s penchant for allowing/displaying seemingly tasteless posts…Bravo.
I wonder if Roy Stanley has any relationship to Carl Stanley:
NH for Hillary Announces Over 500 Veterans and Military Retirees for Hillary ….. Carl Stanley, Rochester; Army, Air Force Harold Surago, Farmington; Army …
http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=4184 – 38k
I know…a sad fact “loonies” are on both sides of the political fence.
C’mon…enough of this staged nonesense. The Clintons didn’t stage this, period. The only thing you can say about this terrible event is that the Clintons will come up with political spin. It is in their nature to go to the lowest common denominator. Let’s not join them there please!
From what I’ve learned so far, T
Son claims Roy Stanley had been drinking today and it is flares that is strapped to his body….via MSNBC
WMUR…reporting…That swat is surrounded the area, and that hostages may still be in there.
News Conference starting soon….
All from Rochester police logs. Gotta be the guy.
Re #117 sorry for the incomplete sentence….. computer crashed….. but y’all have posted since then what I was finding out….. again, my apologies.
On November 30th, 2007 at 3:16 pm, diggafromdover said:
watershed,
Not all of our loons can fly… To get the flavor of Rochester (tutti frutti) look at the Rochester Police Log
#112
You should know. Your innappropriate post was deleted first!
Fox was reporting this man had been making several “conspiracy” threats over recent months. From the sound of things, he sounded like he was not mentally quite there (not that that condones the behaivor).
I doubt this was a stunt on either end. Sounds like a really sick individual.
No one was hurt…thank goodness for that.
#111
Oh, there are lots of words I could use, but no, I wouldn’t call you a “cynic” for suggesting that the Clintons staged a hostage situation against their own campaign staff.
Anyone watching Cavuto just now? I’m not sure that I heard the phone interview right about what the political leanings were of this wingnut.
Apperantly, he also called his son this morning, to tell his son to watch TV.
Sounds like he isn’t playing with a full deck.
Step-son told witness….Troy Stanley is strapped with roadside flares….
and had been drinking for about 72 hours and was upset with his life.
source: Live Video WMUR
This guy reporting on the streets of Rochester on WMUR TV looks like Liberace. Talks like him too.
Step son and his mother after interviewed by police….said to WMUR…that Troy Stanley is unemployed…and is in the middle of divorce…
Known to local police….
I really hope this doesn’t turn out to be “suicide by cop”…
Do all the men at WMUR talk like girls? Back to the History Channel. Had enough of this garbage.
Reports say Clinton closed all her Iowa offices!!! Now that’s really over doing it.
MRC #130, I’m with you. Returning back to the planted questions.
No matter the outcome, and I hope all will be well and everyone safe, the cynic in me tells me that the Hillary camp will not be able to help itself and use this for political advantage.
Shed, my apologies. My initial remark was insensitive.
Slightly OT, but it’s been bugging me since the start of this…
Why is HRC’s (and Edwards’s and Obama’s) office in New Hampshire. She represents New York in Washington DC. Is this weird to anyone else?
It’s her presidential campaign office.
Oh now after Carl’s report.. Hillary will be screaming out more on her socialized medicine…
Hostage Taker
Paranoid Schizophrenic
according to Ex-wife of Troy Stanley
Carl C. is now reporting on Fox that there MAY BE 2 more hostages – unconfirmed – Hope he’s wrong.
#136 – Thanks, Michelle.
Gotta love that police log from the tough town:
1:31 p.m. — A brand new bike peeks out from bushes on Sewell Street.
8:50 p.m. — Yelling disturbs neighbors on Fairway Avenue.
Another hostage just released
…..and maybe another to come.
#134
I think you’re only humble now because Malkin called you out. But whatever. Accepted. Moving on.
On live feed on WMUR….a picture of the suspect
On live feed on WMUR….a picture of the suspect
Well…..Hillary can drive people crazy ya know.
If they’re IDing a different suspect, is the suspects pathology the same?
According to Daniel Clinton, Clinton an office volunteer on the phone with WMUR….said he knew the hostages…and a guy(male) remains inside.
He is still speaking with reporters live…..
According to Daniel Clinton, Clinton an office volunteer on the phone with WMUR….said he knew the hostages…and a guy(male) remains inside.
He is still speaking with reporters live…..
I still hope all ends well but I’m still questioning Hillary closing her Iowa offices. Serious folks. Why, when they know the perp, know his condition, and know that he’s acting alone close the Iowa offices? Could it be possible that they see Obamination winning in Iowa and then they point back to “Having been forced” to close the offices in Iowa hurt them? Again, I’m not making light of the situation but I just don’t get the reason of closing the Iowa offices. Does anybody have a sane reason to do so?
Leeland Isenberg….(not sure of the spelling) but he had previously protected and the WMUR has him on tape….that they are showing now of the suspect.
CAPTURED…ARRESTED…OVER….
It looks like this thing is over, without anybody getting hurt.
good, people can rest easy tonight.
Great, Now back to the planted questions as CNN is rerunning it tomorrow. Will they still have all the plants in the rebroadcast?
I just heard Brett say on FNC….that shortly Hillary Clinton will speak and comment…live, I guess…
What is this?? Is She going to make this some presidential moment or something? She had nothing to do with the capture. I sure she will use the media to her advantage.
I’d rather listen to a Turnip.
Grandstanding.
“She who must not be named” can now use this as a test of her leadership abilities. Fox news has been blasting a ticker about her being touch with the hostages families and thank law enforcement for doing their job. If that is the level of her leadership we are in big trouble.
I am very happy this ended peacefully with no one hurt.
Glad it all came out okay.
I don’t see what the big deal is with her contacting the hostages and thanking law enforcement.
So what?
Guys, at the risk of violating Reagan’s 11th commandment, some of us in this room are giving in to conspiracy theories. We are not liberals, and should not find sinister motives in everything.
Hillary is irrelevant (until proven otherwise) to this entire story, and speculating about her motives only gives fuel to the other side.
This was one deranged man who went nuts, again until proven otherwise.
John Hinckley targeted Ted Kennedy, and failed, and then he went after Ronald Reagan.
This fellow just wanted a name for himself. Hillary was peripheral.
Respectfully,
eric aka the Tygrrrr Express
I guess my biggest concern is how the Clinton War Room will spin this to earn sympathy improving her poll numbers.
Im glad its over and no one is hurt,I thought it might be a mad husband looking for Bill.
Any candidate, Republican or Democrat, who had been in Hillary’s shoes today would make the exact same statement she made, thanking law enforcement and expressing concern for her volunteers. That’s not politcal. It’s human.
It is sad that there are those out there with mental problems. But, I still do not believe that socialized medicine is the answer.
He wanted to discuss health care, so he demanded to see the ‘queen’ of healthcare Hillary. I guess he has some ideas for her to add to her ‘healthcare list of to-dos’..
And, no there is nothing wrong with her contacting the family and the police for handling the event apppropriately. But, to make a ‘media’ event about this will undoubtedly be milked as far as a Clinton can milk it, for sure.
Second the motion…
She does’nt have to the MSM’s have done it for her Chris Mathew’s and his three guest’s just talked about how Hillary looked Presidential and how impressive she looked in front of her home.
My sympathies to his family because they never asked
for this notoriety.
I’m glad the hostages are all safe and HRC was right to
contact the hostages families. She was also right to
thank the police.
However, what happens next is going to be interesting.
Now that I go back and look at it my comment #160 did not come out very well. My apologizes it does sound like I have a case of Clinton Derangement Syndrome (CDS). She has always come across so forced, fake, and plastic in her photo opportunities with those that fawn over her I could not get that picture out of my mind when formulating my comment. Once again my apologizes to Michelle and all her readers for sounding like a total jackass.
Just how many Press Conferences is she going to give??
She gave a statement earlier. This is a press conference in NH. Again, any candidate, regardless of part affiliation, would do the same.
I’m waiting for Obama and Edward’s press conferences
where they assure that they are fine and have suffered
no long term damages.
Lets all take a deep breath and be grateful no one was hurt. I enjoy commenting here and would hate to think comments would be turned off. Lets not make life difficult for Michelle or Rick
This was horrible today and I feel so sorry for those who experienced this first hand. They must have been frightened beyond belief!
With that said, the person should be punished to the fullest extent of the law that did this. I am not a hillary fan but I am a fan of our election process and when ANY candidate has this type of horrible scare…..it is horrible and is a stain on democracy imo.
I agree w/TXRose posts.
Some thoughts now that its over:
1. Had he used a gun, there would have been more gun control legislation hitting the House floor on Monday morning. But since bombs are already banned by law…
2. This comes out on the same day as the poll showing Republicans self-report better mental health than Democrats. Which leads me to…
3. This guy is likely a registered Democrat as the issue he put his life on the line for is mental health care entitlement. When this fact comes out, it will lead to all sorts of conspiracy theories concerning the Clintons. Rush said as during the crisis that nothing happens on accident with the Clintons. I disagree in this case, but it is up to us to dig out if he is a left-wing kook.
Waiting for the Democratic push for more government-run health care. 3…2…1…
Or perhaps he’d like to change laws? I know in WI the gist of the law basically you (as a family member or friend) cannot have someone committed for mental treatment unless they consent to going.
Which causes all sorts of problems.
I echo highrise in #174. Punish this guy to the fullest extent of the law – even if that means a lifetime in a mental health facility. I loathe Clinton as a politician, but no politician should have their staffers held hostage by a nutter. Period.
If the queen and her appointees cannot defend and protect a campaign office; how can these same people protect and defend a nation?
No security thats just stupid.
No candidate should have to have security at their
offices until after the primaries and I wish the secret
service wasn’t necessary even then.
I was right!!!!! look at post #87 of mine. Now look at this quote from the AP story linked on drudge
She didn’t do anything and she gets credit for it!!!! ARGH
More from the same AP release from #180.
Please. We all KNOW she’s going to use this to her advantage.
I managed to have a professional life AND bake cookies. I guess Ms. Hillary isn’t a multi-tasking kind of candidate.
Teach what exactly?
Another skill often employed by presidents…
and business leaders, and mothers and fathers, and teachers, and clergy, and ________________(fill in the blank)
And the enablers at the AP and the MSM are going to make sure of this “presidential moment.”