According to court records, the 30-year-old from New York showed the pharmacist a note on the screen of his smartphone that said that he had a bomb and wanted her to give him the narcotic.
His New York-based band, the warm-up act for Soundgarden during their one-month reunion tour, has moved on, Todd’s spot filled by Wes Styles.
Todd was arraigned on armed robbery and drug possession charges in Attleboro District Court. He scanned the crowd several times during the arraignment, but did not appear to recognize anyone sitting in the courtroom.
Todd’s attorney, Sandra Ferreira, entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf. Todd was ordered held on $25,000 cash bail and faces a preliminary hearing on Aug. 9.
Ferreira told judge Dan O’Shea that she spoke with Todd’s father by phone hours earlier.
“He told me he would help his son through this difficult time in his life,’’ she said.
Todd lives with his parents in New York and has many relatives living on Cape Cod, she said.
The robbery allegedly occurred at 12:55 p.m. The pharmacist told him she did not have any OxyContin. Todd allegedly responded, “I’ll take your Perc 30s,’’ apparently referring to 30-milligram pills of Percocet, according to authorities.
After she handed Todd several bottles of oxycodone, he fled. The pharmacist said she felt that Todd would have harmed her or her co-workers, one of whom is pregnant, if she did not give him the drugs, according to the documents.
Mark Donovan, assistant Bristol district attorney, told O’Shea that Todd was convicted of drug possession in 2004 in Florida and has recent convictions for operating under the influence in New York. Donovan sought $100,000 cash bail.
Todd allegedly fled the store and caught a taxi to the tour bus parked alongside the Comcast Center in Mansfield. His band was scheduled to go on stage at 7:30 p.m.
Four police officers arrived at the Walgreens, interviewed the pharmacist, and scoured the area around the store.
