Cumberland police report arrests in failure to appear and assault cases
CUMBERLAND, MD – The Cumberland Police Department announced several arrests stemming from unrelated incidents, including a bench warrant for failure to appear in court and criminal summonses tied to an assault.
On August 18, officers arrested 35-year-old Lee Emanuel Phillip of Keyser, West Virginia, on an active bench warrant issued by Allegany County Circuit Court. The warrant alleged Phillip failed to appear for a hearing in October 2024 on a CDS possession charge. He was taken before a District Court Commissioner and remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center, where he is being held without bond.
That same day, police served criminal summonses on 27-year-old Darnell Louis Powell II and 34-year-old Joseph Mark Beeseck, both of Cumberland. The charges stem from an August 15 incident at a residence on Pearre Avenue, where the two men allegedly assaulted another male, causing minor injuries. Both Powell and Beeseck were released pending trial in District Court.
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Key Points
- Lee Emanuel Phillip, 35, arrested on bench warrant for failure to appear on CDS charge
- Phillip remains held without bond at Allegany County Detention Center
- Darnell Powell II, 27, and Joseph Beeseck, 34, charged with second-degree assault in separate incident