UPDATE: Robbery person of interest in custody

A person of interest in an armed robbery that took place at a Maricopa gas station Monday is now in police custody.

A warrant was served by the Maricopa Police Department in the area of Maricopa High School Tuesday afternoon, around 1:30 p.m., sending the school into lockdown.

MPD spokesperson Daniel Rauch said the warrant was successfully executed and the person of interest was safely taken into custody.

The school was put in lockdown from 1:30-2 p.m., he said, “just as a precaution.”

Detectives are searching for more clues related to the robbery at the location where the first person of interest was apprehended, Rauch said.

A second person of interest is still being sought by MPD in relation to the crime.