Coheed and Cambria's Michael Todd arrested in pharmacy robbery before show

By: Edecio Martinez
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Michael Todd

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(CBS/WBZ/AP) ATTLEBORO, Mass. - Michael Todd, the bassist for rock band Coheed and Cambria, was arrested and charged with robbing a Massachusetts pharmacy of prescription painkillers just hours before his band played a show.

Investigators in Attleboro, about 40 miles south of Boston, said Todd entered the Walgreen's pharmacy after 1 p.m. on Sunday and showed the pharmacist a note on his phone saying he had a bomb.

Police say the 30-year-old, of Anaheim, Calif., then made off with six bottles of Oxycontin and fled in a cab headed to the Comcast Center in Mansfield, where his band was to open for Soundgarden that night.

According to CBS station WBZ, he was arrested at the concert hall before the show, and the band played without him.

"That is kind of shocking," a Coheed fan said to the station. "I didn't think any of them were like that."

Todd is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Attleboro District Court.

According to the Coheed and Cambria's website, the band says their tour will continue.

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by lovelifedoyou July 12, 2011 3:11 AM EDT: It is obvious that he was deep in his addiction and needed help. It's an a cry for help and it is sad that he took this way to get it.; Reply to this comment

by Harden_Tar July 11, 2011 2:16 PM EDT

Damn, rock and roll surely has fallen on some hard times. What ever happened to rock stars getting andy and all the drugs they wanted as well as hot and cold running groupies delivered right to their dressing room? How important can this loser be if the band can do the show and the tour without him?

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by vismundcygnus July 18, 2011 3:29 PM EDT: Well, it seems that he was hiding his addiction from the band - I mean, he left the band for a while in order to get treatment. And don't be so quick to judge - the man is a brilliant bassist, but of course C&C are gonna keep touring without him. How many bands get the opportunity to open for Soundgarden? This was an act of desperation - I'm sure that he more than anyone knows the stupidity of his actions. I really hope Mic Todd gets the help he so badly needs.