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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

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