ROCKWELL, N.C. — Police say they arrested a man for knocking down an elderly woman and stomping her head with his foot.Β
Investigators say 49-year-old Jimmy Ray Blackwell told the woman he was a Bondsman and wanted to search her house for someone.Β When the victim refused, he assaulted her and took her mobile phone.Β
Blackwell was arrested a short time later.Β Police say he has a lengthy criminal history that dates back to 1981.Β He is currently in the Rowan County Jail under a $25,000 bond.Β
