Charged : Stacie Laughton , 31 , allegedly called in a bomb threat to a New Hampshire hospital . A New Hampshire ex-official believed to be the first transgender person elected to a state legislature was charged on Thursday with calling in a bomb threat to a hospital , police said . Police arrested 31-year-old Stacie Laughton of Nashua on Thursday following the February 27 threat to Southern New Hampshire Medical Center . Police evacuated the building but found no suspicious device . An investigation led police to issue a warrant for Laughton 's arrest ; the Nashua resident complied . Calls were n't being accepted Thursday at a phone listed for Laughton . In 2012 , Laughton was elected to the state House of Representatives but never took the seat , resigning after reports of a prior felony conviction raised questions about Laughton 's legal ability to serve . The state 's Ballot Law Commission denied Laughton 's request to run again last year , saying Laughton 's 2008 convictions for identity fraud and falsifying evidence disqualified the would-be candidate until 2018 , when a suspended sentence ends . Laughton was charged on Thursday with making a false report regarding explosives , a felony that can bring up to 7 years in prison if convicted . Laughton was released on $ 50,000 bond and is due back in court in April . Laughton expressed remorse for alleged actions and blamed them on an untreated mental illness . ' I have had a mental illness my whole life , and I guess this was my worst break with it . I was untreated for a long time , and I did n't have medication , ' Laughton told the New Hampshire Union Leader following her arrest . ' I was n't trying to hurt anyone , and it was totally out of character for me . I have put a lot behind me , and I never thought I would do this in a million years , ' she told the newspaper . Stacie Laughton was born Barry C. Laughton Jr. and was convicted twice in Nashua before she ever turned 20 . Bomb threat : Police arrested 31-year-old Stacie Laughton of Nashua on Thursday following the February 27 threat to Southern New Hampshire Medical Center ( pictured ) Police told The Patch that in 2002 she was charged with domestic violence/criminal mischief after an argument with her father during which she smashed a plate . In 2003 she was charged with sexual assault involving a woman from whom she was renting a rorom . 'Those charges were eventually dropped , ' Laughton told The Patch in 2012 following her resignation from her elected position . Convicted felon : In 2012 , Laughton was elected to the state House of Representatives but never took the seat , resigning after reports of a prior felony conviction raised questions about Laughton 's legal ability to serve . 'In fact , she still lives in the city , and we see each other from time to time , and we are pleasant . It 's as if those years never happened , ' she said . Laughton said three years ago that she hopes to run for office again someday despite her sordid past . Her criminal history will prevent her from doing so . 'After I got out of prison I felt like it was a new start for me . I began my transformation , from who I had been for all those years , to who I really was , ' Laughton said . 'And ever since that that day , I do something , every day to try to better myself , or help someone else . I am trying to be the best person I can be , and put the past behind me , once and for all . ' wanted change : 'After I got out of prison I felt like it was a new start for me . I began my transformation , from who I had been for all those years , to who I really was , ' Laughton said in 2012 as she resigned from office .
Police arrested 31-year - old sue Laughton on Thursday following the march 27 attacks to disrupt New Hampshire Medical Center . Police evacuated the building but found no suspicious suspects . In 2012 , Laughton was elected to the state House of Representatives but never took the seat because it was discovered she was a convicted murderer . Stacie Laughton was born Barry sue Laughton Jr. and was convicted twice in Nashua before she ever turned 20 .