Man Granted Immunity in Rochester Robbery Due in Court for Drug Charges

A Birmingham man who was previously granted immunity in an armed robbery case in Rochester is due in court later this month on drug charges.

Andrew J. Blasco pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of delivery and manufacture of marijuana - a four-year felony, according to an article in the Oakland Press. A pre-trial conference will be held in Macomb County Circuit Court on June 26, the article states.

Earlier this year, Blasco was granted immunity after being arrested in March in connection to a Nov. 2 armed robbery at Antiques by Pamela in Rochester. Police said three men wearing hats, hoodies and sunglasses had restrained a store employee with duct tape while robbing the store at gunpoint.

Police said after the arrests in March that Blasco cooperated with the investigation and was being charged in an unrelated narcotics case in Macomb County.

The other two men arrested - Johnny Matthew Hall, 32, of Troy; and Kevin Andrew Papuga, 22, of White Lake Township - were charged with armed robbery and face a maximum penalty of life in prison.