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Updated: Hostage Taker Faces 42 Years!

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

charged.jpgLeeland Eisenberg, who Friday took several of Hillary Clinton staff hostage at her Rochester, NH campaign office, was formally charged today and faces a potential 42-year jail sentence. The charges include kidnapping, threatening and possessing a bomb-like device. He’s being held on a $500,000 bail. According to MSNBC, Eisenberg said he wanted to thank the police for not shooting him even though he asked them to. Okay. MORE »