December 22nd, 2024 by WCBC Radio

On Saturday, December 21, 2024 at approximately 10:27 PM, officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to a residence in the 500 block of Hilltop Drive for the report of an overdose patient.  Officers arrived and discovered that an assault had occurred.  The suspect, Karina Benitez, fled the residence on foot.  Police later located Benitez when she returned to the residence.  When officers went to place Benitez under arrest, she resisted.  After a brief struggle, officers were able to take her into custody.  She was transported to Central Booking where she is currently being held awaiting a bond hearing.

ARRESTED:  Karina Isabel Alfaro Benitez   AGE:  23       Cumberland, MD

CHARGES:  Assault-2nd Degree, False Imprisonment, Intoxicated Endangerment, Resisting Arrest