3 Face Multiple Felonies in Charity Poker Event Robbery

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Updated at 3:22 p.m.

TAYLOR, MI – Three men face armed robbery and multiple felonious assault charges for allegedly robbing a packed poker room in Taylor at gunpoint earlier this month, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said.

Authorities say the three masked men entered Momo’s Poker Room, 5841 Telegraph Road, about 1 a.m. on April 1, announced the robbery and ordered everyone in the room to lay face down on the floor. A charity poker event was taking place at the time.

No shots were fired and no one was injured. Worthy, who announced the charges n a news release Thursday, did not say how much money was stolen.

Each of the three defendants — Nickolas Johnathan Frederick, 30, of Dearborn Heights; Michael Eugene Pennington, 26, of Flat Rock; and Daniel William Frederick, 29, of Dearborn Heights — is charged with three counts of armed robbery and 25 counts of felonious assault.

Pennington’s bond was set at $500,000 cash/10 percent surety by 23rd District Court Judge Michael D. Slaven during his arraignment Wednesday.

Daniel Frederick faces additional charges of felon in possession of a firearm and felony firearm. Slaven set his bond was set at $600,000 cash/10 percent surety. He also has a probable cause conference and preliminary exam before Slaven on April 18 and April 25, respectively.

Bond was set at $400,000 cash/10 percent surety foe Nickolas Frederick, who was arraigned Thursday morning. In addition to the armed robbery and felonious assault charges, he was charged with felony firearm, Worthy said.

The co-defendants' probable cause conference is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. April 18, and their preliminary exam is 8:30 a.m. April 25, both in Slaven’s court.