. >> you heard them say how dangerous 51-year-old eric hartwell is. he raped a six-year-old girl.e denver police never notified the public that hartwell was missing until 25 hours after he disappeared, when a local tv station picked up the report. then denver police issued this tweet, quoting here, eric hartwell is wanted on a nationwide felony warrant for parole violation sex assault, all questions should be directed to the colorado department of corrections, who is handling the case. still no word, though, shep, on exactly why they waited before sending out the notification. >> this guy is supposed to be monitored for life, right? >> he is, though it's unclear exactly who is supposed to be monitoring that ankle bracelet. but we are now told that apparentsly this guy is elusive. he is known to grow facial hair to kind of change his appearance. he was last seen wearing a puffy jacket, jeans, and a t-shirt, and he has a tattoo on his right hand. and, again, the feds are offering the possible reward so anybody who has tips, you can either call denver police. they'll put you in conta

marshals arrested eric hartwell in a hotel in norfolk, but he did not go quietly. deputies had to break down the door and take him down.n parole he cut off the gps monitor and left town. investigators say he has a violent history going back to the 1990s and consistently failed to register as a sex offender. >> have there is something out there called revenge pornography, and maryland lawmakers want to make sure it is banned across the state. there are more and more cases of people maliciously posting nude pictures of a former lover meant to embarrass them. so now there is a bill that makes it illegal to post anything that causes severe emotional distress, and the panel ti is a fine and imprisonment. >>> and there is a bill to protect transgendered people from discrimination. it protects them from employment, and housing and other areas. there is a similar proposal in the house awaiting a committee hearing next week. >>> residents in prince george's county are getting a chance to see the site plans for the new casino planned for national harbor. mgm representatives

they describe eric hartwell as violent and repeat sex offender. wearing a puffy clothe, blueshire and jeans. he cut off his ankle bracelet and disappeared. he did the same thing back in 2009. at this point authorities are not sure where he is headed. >>> a middle school teacher is facing child molestation charges. a middle school teacher sent lewd and inappropriate texts and photos to minors. it came to light when the counselor said something needed to be done. >> they called the district office and called the police. >> you trust teachers and not every person is who you think they are. >> she has been teaching since 2008. the school is offering counseling for faculty and students, there is a parent meeting to discuss the charges tomorrow night. >>> the taliban is suspending talks with the u.s. in a high stakes negotiation. and it wants to trade an army sergeant for five taliban prisoners. he is the only soldier that they are holding captive. last week the officials said that diplomats had been carrying out, quote, sensitive discussions with the t

officials found this 51-year-old, eric hartwell, at a motel six, where they left the light on for him, in norfolk, virginia. 1800 miles from denver where he disappear last week. investigators say hartwell somehow cut his ankle monitor and escaped. he was serving time as failing to register as a sex offender. >>> we're tracking a possible development in the case of justina pelletier. the teenager, taken from her family and caught in a tug of war with hospitals and the state of massachusetts. now looks like child protection officials are ready to give some ground. we'll tell you what they're now saying and have the rest of the afternoon's news, including the million and a half dollar lawsuit against mcdonald's. obviously if you don't get enough napkins you deserve $1.5 million. ♪ ♪ ♪ is is mike. his long race day starts with back pain... ...and a choice. take 4 advil in a day which is 2 aleve... ...for all day relief. "start your engines" >>> an update on a bizarre custody case we have been following involving a six 16-year-old girl. pitting doctors against doctors and a family against

for a convicted child rapist who fled a group in a home where he was serving parole. 51-year-old eric hartwell disappeared from independence house in denver friday evening. hartwell had been ordered to serve a lifetime of supervised parole. cut the monitor and is gone. >>> nevada police trying to track down a driver who ran over an elderly man at a suburban las vegas gas station. surveillance video captured an awful scene. look at that. terrible. witnesses say the victim argued with the driver before the car just took off. >> i heard someone screaming. and when i turned around, the only thing that i could see, it's california plates, a silver car running away. i saw a man on the floor there by pump 5, and then the only thing that i could see, just 911 so they can help him. >> police say they are treating the attack as attempted murder. the victim suffered serious leg injuries. he's still hospitalized. >>> all right, let's take a look at what's coming up on "new day." chris cuomo joins us now. happy monday! >> happy monday to you, my friends. today the title of the show could be ramifications a

police say 51-year-old eric hartwell is a sexually violent predator.d been living at independence house in denver since december and police say this is not the first time he has escaped. >> he has a history of this. he served his time in the correctional facilities, and then gets released under supervised release, cuts off a bracelet or a monitoring device and is gone. >> hartwell was convicted of raping a 6-year-old and trying to rape a pregnant teenager. he was paroled to the denver facility under lifetime supervision because he failed to register as a sex offender. >>> we have some stunning video to show you of a deck collapse in indiana. look at that. 24 people plunging more than a story to the ground. that is just unbelievable. this happened back in december during a family christmas party as people gathered for a group photo. you can see it happen right there. the deck just gives way. >> we were in shock. i mean, i said how could this happen? >> some people called this a freak accident. you know, a meteorite hissing your house would be a freak ac

denver officials describe eric hartwell as extremely violent and a repeat sex offender. he was last seen wearing a puffy coat, blue t-shirt and blue jeans. it's reported that he has cut off his ankle bracelet and disappeared. this isn't the first time hartwell has taken off. he did the same thing in 2009. at this point authorities aren't sure where hartwell is headed. >> a southern california middle school teacher is facing child molestation charges. police say fullerton teacher melissa lindgren, sent lewd and inappropriate texts and photos to minors. the claims came to light when two students told their school counselor something needed to be done. >> the counselor e. immediately called the police. >> you trust your teachers. unfortunately, not every person is who you think they are. >> lindgren has been teaching at nicholas middle school since 2008. the school is offering counseling for both faculty and students. held tonight to discuss the charges. >> live in the weather center we are waking up to areas of low cloud and we have another afternoon with seven days and i

eric eugene hartwell was convicted of raping a child in '91. he is on supervised parole for life.ot the first time that he vanished, either. back in '09, did the same thing. cut off his ankle monitor and left a halfway house in washington state. if they catch him, do you think he'll get an ankle monitor again? stay tuned. >>> disturbing video of a gray driver in a honda accord hitting a man at a gas station in vegas and moving on. the man was on the ground for ten minutes screaming. this is what i don't understand. first of all, this guy drives off. second of all, as this poor man is screaming, nobody comes running to his aid, they just stare at him. he was hospitalized with serious injuries. this happened on february 6th. two weeks later, police still don't know what set off this incident. or who the driver of the honda is. very distressing. >>> when cases are being argued, supreme court justices routinely ask so many questions, the lawyers don't often get to actually pitch their cases. they get interrupted so often. but that guy? silent for eight years. not one question asked of