Out on bond, accused mall shooting instigator back behind bars
The Butler man accused of instigating the Jan. 18 shooting at the Clearview Mall parking lot in Center Township was arrested Wednesday morning and arraigned on two new sets of charges, both of which involve guns.
Damian J. Blystone, 19, was arrested and arraigned early Wednesday on charges by two different police departments.
Blystone was released on $50,000 bond Monday from Butler County Prison. He was being held on state police charges related to shooting at Rural King at the mall.
Stemming from his alleged involvement in the shooting, state police charged Blystone with felonies terroristic threats and gun possession, as well as misdemeanors reckless endangerment, marijuana possession and drug paraphernalia possession.
Police accused Blystone of pointing a gun in the direction of the alleged mall shooter, Carlos Gonzalez Carril, 24, of Butler, before the shooting occurred.
According to authorities, Blystone was pulled over by Middlesex Township Police on Wednesday and found to have two stolen guns in his vehicle. Those guns had been reported stolen along with two others by Penn Township Police, who also filed their own charges following the arrest.
Middlesex Township Police charged Blystone with felony stolen property possession as well as a traffic citation for driving without insurance.
Penn Township Police also filed charges including felonies gun possession, stolen property possession and alteration of a gun’s serial number.
District Judge Sue Haggerty arraigned Blystone and placed him back in Butler County Prison on a combined $300,000 bond.
Additionally Wednesday afternoon, District Judge Lewis Stoughton revoked Blystone’s bond in the case related to the shooting. The reason given was that Blystone posed a danger to society.
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