Jefferson Blackmer

Jefferson Blackmer is a Starfleet Lieutenant commander who was assigned to Deep Space 9 in 2383.

Starting out in Starfleet Academy as a command student, Blackmer transferred to security before graduation and was assigned to Starbase 189 as his first assignment. After a five year tour, Blackmer transferred to Helaspont Station and completed a second five year mission there.

While performing well on his evaluations, Blackmer did gather several demerits and was reassigned from station duty to a series of starships which included the starships USS Trieste, USS Nova, USS Sarek, and the USS Bellerophon (Intrepid class). He was eventually assigned to the USS Perseverance where he eventually rose to the position of Chief of security and was promoted to Lieutenant commander.

Shortly after his promotion, however, the position of Security Chief on Space Station Deep Space 9 became available after the death of Commander Evik Nath. Due to his familiarity with stations, and his preference to serve aboard them, Blackmer requested a transfer to the station and was reassigned.

However, his time on DS9 was plagued by problems developing relationships with the crew. While he was able to develop a friendship with Cenn Desca and Prynn Tenmei, his relationship with Captain Ro Laren was rocky as she did not trust him. In time he was able to develop a working relationship with the Captain.

In 2383, Blackmer spearheaded the investigation into threats to destroy DS9. He was present on the station during an attack by members of the Typhon Pact designed to hide the theft of Dominion technology. During this assault he and his team discovered a series of bombs planted aboard the station; however, he did not believe them a theat to the station as they did not appear to be of sufficient yield to destroy the station.

Appearances
Plagues of Night