The Rhode Island Attorney General issued warrants Tuesday for two men who claim to be part of the group Rise of the Moors, headquartered in Pawtucket. The men are currently facing charges after their arrest, with nine others, on July 3rd in Wakefield Massachusetts.
Quinn Cumberlander, 40, of Pawtucket, faces felony charges for allegedly using false information while attempting to purchase firearms on three occasions in Warwick, according to the Attorney General’s office. He was unable to purchase the weapons, according to officials. The investigation into Cumberlander was part of Providence Police efforts to tamp down on illegal firearm sales.
Using false information to buy a gun is punishable by up to five years in prison in Rhode Island.
Jamhal Latimer, 29, of Providence also known as Jamhal Bey, now faces arrest in Rhode Island for parole violation, as part of a criminal case currently making its way through Providence County Superior Court.
Latimer was charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct in Pawtucket in March of last year. According to a RI State Police report, the altercation occurred when officers tried to execute an arrest warrant for Latimer’s fiance, at the one-time headquarters for the Rise of the Moors.
Latimer was released on bail before he was arrested on July 3rd as part of a standoff with police in Wakefield Massachusetts.
Both Latimer and Cumberlander are currently facing six weapons-related charges in Massachusetts, including possession of a high capacity magazine, for which they face a maximum sentence of ten years in prison.
Both claim to be members of the Rise of the Moors, a group based in Pawtucket, RI, whose adherents do not believe themselves to be United States citizens.
During court proceedings last week in Massachusetts, members told Judge Emily Karstetter, they were “foreign nationals” and asked that the case be moved to federal court.
On Friday, Karstetter ordered six members arrested during the standoff held without bail. Hearings for four others were scheduled for Tuesday. The eleventh individual is a minor, whose case is moving through Juvenile Court.
According to a spokesperson for the Attorney General’s office, Latimer and Cumberlander will face charges when they are released on the charges in Massachusetts, or when they are sentenced.
