UPDATE: 1 captured in armed robbery at N. College Rd. gas station

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — One suspect has been captured after an early Friday morning armed robbery.

NHSO investigates an armed robbery at the Han-Dee Hugo/BP gas station at 820 N. College Rd. on Dec. 1, 2017. Photo: Matt Bennett/WWAY

According to New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office spokesman, Lt. Jerry Brewer, Darron Eugene Edmonds, 27, was arrested and charged with 2 counts of Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon, 2 counts of 2nd Degree Kindapping and 1 count of Safecracking. He is in the New Hanover County Jail under a $500,000 bond.

It happened at the Han-Dee Hugo/BP gas station at 820 North College Rd.

Officials responded after a deputy was driving and noticed two masked men inside. As the officer approached, the two men ran.

K9 and SABLE are currently helping in the search for the second suspect.

Lt. Brewer says no one was hurt in the incident.