RFP Staff/Todd Paris, Photographer
♦ Salisbury Police sources report the historic Henderson Law office on the grounds of the Rowan County Public Library at 201 W. Fisher Street (at the corner of S. Church and W. Fisher Streets) was the victim of vandalism when 3 of its windows were damaged by gas powered pellets Monday. The damage was estimated at $150. The crime was reported to 911 dispatch at 1 p.m. No one was injured. The historic Henderson Law Office where President Andrew “Old Hickory” Jackson, hero of the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812, once clerked.
It is not known at this time if this pellet assault is related to President Andrew Jackson monument assaults and protests occurring in the South or if it is ordinary criminal mischief.
Henderson Law Office, Rowan Public Library, 201 W. Fisher Street. Salisbury, N.C.
Location Rowan Public Library, 201 W. Fisher Street, Salisbury, N.C.:
The Gas Pellet Damaged Windows:
https://www.stoppingpoints.com/north-carolina/sights.cgi?marker=Andrew+Jackson&cnty=Rowan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson
Citizens having any knowledge about this crime are urged to call the Salisbury Police at 704-638-5333. If you fear retribution, want to remain anonymous and possibly collect a reward of up to $1,000, information can be submitted 24/7 via the web: http://tips.salisburyrowancrimestoppers.org/ or by calling the Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.
