Darien Man Faces Felony Robbery Charges in PA

A man is facing felony robbery and criminal conspiracy charges and the possibility of more than one decade in prison following a Nov. 30 incident at a 7-Eleven in Pennsylvania, police say.

Dante Pagliarulo, 21, and another man are accused of using an air-soft rifle to acquire an undisclosed amount cash and scratch-off lottery tickets during the . According to the criminal complaint, Pagliarulo was holding the gun during the heist.

One employee was in the 24-hour store at the time, police say. He wasn’t injured, according to police. 

Pagliarulo was arraigned Dec. 13 and held on $25,000 bond in Allegheny County Jail. His alleged accomplice—21-year-old Stefan Edward Drzemiecki—posted $1,000 bond.

According to Connecticut Department of Justice records, Pagliarulo had served a six-month suspended sentence and 18 months’ probation after he pleaded guilty to underage drinking. Police records show that he allegedly had been involved in a one-vehicle accident in Darien, in the area of Hollow Tree Ridge and Colony roads where alcohol was a factor.

The criminal complaint against Pagliarulo lists Connecticut as his residence. A preliminary hearing in the new case is scheduled for Wednesday.

Pagliarulo is originally from Darien and is currently a student at the Culinary Institute in Pittsburgh, police said.

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—Michael Dinan contributed to this report

Correction: This article originally said Pagliarulo's arrest in Darien was at the intersection of Colony and Hollow Tree Ridge roads. Those roads don't intersect, but they come near to each other with Middlesex Road in between.