Cumberland, MD – The Cumberland Police Department executed an arrest warrant on January 3 for Jacob Haines following an incident believed to have happened the previous day. The arrest stemmed from a report of an assault that left an alleged victim with injuries.
Police officers responded to the first block of Arch Street at approximately 12:47 AM on January 2. After an investigation, charges were filed against Haines who was arrested and later remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center without bond.
Haines, 36, faces charges of first and second-degree assault.
Separately, police conducted a traffic stop on E. Fourth Street at Grand Avenue on January 3 at approximately 4:39 PM and arrested Russell Sasser Jr.
A Police K-9 alerted officers to the odor of drugs in Sasser’s vehicle. He was found to have a controlled dangerous substance in his possession, issued a criminal citation, and released pending trial.
Sasser, 45, faces charges related to possessing a controlled substance not involving cannabis.
In another incident later that day, officers stopped Robert Whitacre III on Maryland Avenue at approximately 10:02 PM.
A search of his vehicle revealed suspected methamphetamine.
Whitacre, 36, was issued a criminal citation and released pending trial on similar charges.
