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Frederick Street assault arrest

June 1st, 2023 by WCBC Radio

On Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at approximately 6:49 PM, officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to a residence in the 300 block of Frederick Street for an assault.  Police contacted the occupants who explained that they had been in an argument which led to a physical altercation.  The alleged victim reported that she was assaulted by Michael Hochard.  Officers observed that the victim sustained injuries.  Hochard was placed under arrest and transported to Central Booking.  He was later seen by a District Court Commissioner and remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center without bond.

ARRESTED:  Michael Ellsworth Hochard      AGE:  21        Cumberland, MD
CHARGES:  Assault-2nd Degree