A 23-year-old Cumberland man is being held without bond after police say he threatened another person with a hammer during a disturbance on Virginia Avenue Thursday. Officers responding to the scene were told that Raef Landon Thompson had threatened to assault someone with the tool, and when they detained him, they say they found the hammer concealed on his body.
According to WCBC Radio, Cumberland Police Department officers responded to the disturbance in the area of Virginia Avenue on Thursday, September 17. Officers were told that Thompson had threatened to assault another person with a hammer, and after detaining him, they located the hammer concealed on him, per the station's report.
Police then placed Thompson under arrest and transported him to the Allegany County Detention Center for central booking, the outlet reported. He now faces charges of first-degree assault, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, dangerous weapon with intent to injure, and disorderly conduct, per the same account.
Court Appearance Ends With No Bond
Following his arrest, Thompson had an initial appearance before a District Court Commissioner, who ordered him held without bond, the station's report notes. As Shore News Network reported, police did not provide additional information about what led to the disturbance, nor did they identify the person Thompson allegedly threatened.
Thompson is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court, Shore News Network noted in its report on the case. No further details about the circumstances surrounding the confrontation on Virginia Avenue have been released by authorities.
