ATCHISON COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating a suspect on multiple allegations after an arrest for a violent robbery in Atchison.
Just after 10p.m. May 18,, an employee in the customer service area at Walmart, 1920 U.S. 73 in Atchison, was entering an office door when she was approached by a man who grabbed a cash bag she was holding, according to Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson.
The suspect, later identified as 38-year-old Michael J. Whitfield of Topeka, struggled briefly with the employee and pushed her as he ran from the area, he did not display any type of weapon.
Whitfield fled the store with a bag of cash in a white Chrysler Pacifica.
On Wednesday, U.S. Marshals and Topeka Police took Whitfield into custody around 11:30p.m. at a residence in Topeka, according to Wilson. He was arrested on an Atchison District Court warrant charging him with robbery, theft, and battery. He was taken to the Shawnee County Jail. Bond has been set at $100,000.