Deputies with the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office Breaking and Entering Task Force responded to an armed robbery call Thursday on Scenic Way.
While conducting a canvass of the area for the suspect, deputies found Jerry Leon Blackwell Jr. standing underneath a bridge located at the intersection of N.C. 109 and Ironwood Drive.
Blackwell, 50, of Evergreen Drive, was placed under arrest and charged with possession of schedule II and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The sheriff’s office said Blackwell had no connection to the armed robbery.
He was placed in the Davidson County Jail under a $25,000 secured bond and has a court date of Sept. 13 in Lexington District Court.


