Man accused of unprovoked attacks in Albuquerque arrested in St. Louis

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – The U.S. Marshals Service arrested Brian Eisenbeis on Tuesday in St. Louis, Missouri.

Eisenbeis is accused of attacking two elderly volunteers right outside the St. John’s Thrift Shop on Central near 14th Street.

Eisenbeis is also suspected of attacking a woman on the same day. About two hours later, a woman reported an attack during a lunch break run. She told officers she was running around 12th and Silver streets — about a half-mile from the thrift store — when she noticed a reddish-orange truck driving too fast.

The driver reportedly stopped past the stop sign and waved her through, but she motioned for him to move on. She said that at that point he got out of the truck, walked toward her, cursing, and hit her in the face with his clenched fist.

Eisenbeis was charged with two counts of grievous bodily harm and one count of tampering with evidence.

“We are grateful that this suspect was quickly identified by our investigators and taken into U.S. custody
Marshal Service,” said Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina. “The violent nature of these crimes and the targeting of innocent victims was disturbing. I ask the court to detain him pending trial upon his return to New Mexico.”

Eisenbeis will be sent to a prison in St. Louis pending extradition to New Mexico.