(KAIR)--A successful Atchison Police investigation, with the man accused of Sunday's robbery at Atchison's Walmart now in custody.

That's according to a release from Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson, who says Topeka resident Michael J. Whitfield was taken into custody at a Topeka residence around 11:30 Wednesday night. Apprehended by U.S. Marshals and Topeka Police, the 38-year-old Whitfield was arrested on an Atchison County District Court warrant charging him with robbery, theft, and battery.

Following his arrest, Whitfield was taken to the Shawnee County Jail, with his bond set at $100,000.

According to Wilson, the robbery happened around 10:00 Sunday night, at the Atchison Walmart, located at 1920 U.S. Highway 73, when "an employee in the customer service area was entering an office door when she was approached by a male who grabbed a cash bag she was holding," with Wilson adding that "although the suspect struggled briefly with the employee and pushed her as he ran from the area, he did not display any type of weapon."

With the cash bag in hand, the man, now alleged by authorities to be Whitfield, fled the store with the money whose value is not publicly disclosed by police.

Wilson says, leading up to Whitfield's arrest, Atchison Police Detectives have, all week, been following leads which lead them to Topeka and Whitfield, while working with the U.S. Marshals.

On Wednesday night, with an Atchison Police Detective participating along with Topeka Police, a search warrant was executed at the Topeka residence where evidence was seized and Whitfield arrested.

Wilson says the investigation is continuing.