Romney man jailed in Cumberland incidents, police threat
Apr. 9—CUMBERLAND — A Romney, West Virginia, man was arrested Monday on warrants charging him with an alleged robbery on Maryland Avenue and a breaking and entering of a residence on Woodside Avenue, according to Cumberland Police.
Jesse Luke VanMeter was arrested on the court orders charging him with numerous felonies and misdemeanors stemming from an alleged April 2 robbery of a victim in the 400 block of Maryland Avenue and the burglary of a residence April 6 in the 500 block of Woodside Avenue, police said.
A third warrant was obtained after VanMeter, 38, allegedly threatened mass violence against the Cumberland Police Department, police said.
VanMeter remained jailed Tuesday without bond at the Allegany County Detention Center.
