Salisbury man indicted on heroin trafficking charges
Published 10:33 pm Sunday, May 23, 2021
- Damon Blackwell
SALISBURY – A man charged with trafficking heroin in January has been indicted on two more charges.
Damon Blackwell, 22, of Salisbury was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of felony trafficking opium or heroin and charged on Sunday. Blackwell was also charged with possession of a firearm by a felon on Sunday in connection to a Jan. 27 incident.
Blackwell was allegedly found in possession of a handgun after previously being convicted of felony possession of methamphetamine in 2020.
He’s currently being held in the Rowan County Detention Center with a total bond of $326,500
The Post previously reported Blackwell was charged with trafficking and possession charges on Jan. 27, when he was first booked into the Rowan County Detention Center.