Today, Micheal Todd, bassist of Coheed and Cambria prepared for tonight’s performance at the Comcast Center in quite a peculiar fashion. Todd stopped by a Walgreens near Mansfield, Massachusetts where his band was opening for Soundgarden. Instead of picking up a magazine or a novelty lighter, he showed a pharmacist a note on his cell phone that said he had an explosive and demanded Oxycontin. The pharmacist obliged and Todd got away with 6 bottles of the drug and hopped in a taxi to get to the venue. He made it there but he was soon apprehended by police who tracked him there. Eyewitnesses and surveillance camera’s linked Todd to the crime and he was placed under arrest. He is charged with armed robbery and unlawful possession of prescription narcotics. He is being held on a $10,000 bail and will be arraigned on monday.

This was not only a shock to fans of the band, but the band its self. They issued the following statement regarding the event.

Michael Todd was arrested today on what we consider very serious charges and therefore he will not be finishing up the current tour.  Wes Styles, long time member of the Coheed family will take on bass duties starting tomorrow for the remaining dates. No shows will be canceled.

We are surprised to say the least and will address the situation with Michael after the tour. For now, we just want to have a great time out here and finish with some killer shows in Boston, Poughkeepsie, Quebec City and Halifax.

This is a pretty outlandish happening don’t you think? Talk about it in the comments.

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