March 11th, 2015 by WCBC Radio

The Office of the State’s Attorney for Allegany County, Michael  Twigg, State’s Attorney, announced on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, that Jeremy Pifer, 28 of Cumberland, was convicted of felony theft having a value of $1,000 to under $10,000. The investigation revealed that on August 7, 2014, a Cumberland Street home was burglarized.  The next day, Pifer sold some of the items taken during the burglary to a local business on Greene Street. The Honorable Gary G. Leasure, Allegany County Circuit Court Judge, sentenced Pifer to five years in the Maryland Division of Corrections, suspending two and a half years. The case was investigated by C3I and the Cumberland City Police Department.  Assistant State’s Attorney Erich Bean prosecuted the case.  Mr. Pifer was represented by Sean Gallagher, Esq.