DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - One man was arrested and charged with armed robbery following an hours-long standoff in Decatur Friday afternoon. 

The Decatur Police Department said that Jerrion Jarrett was arrested after barricading himself inside a home.

Decatur police said the standoff took place around 4 p.m. near the intersection of West Grand Avenue and North Edward Street. 

DPD told WAND News that officers were investigating an armed robbery near the area, and believed two suspects were barricaded inside a home nearby. 

SWAT officers and a K-9 unit eventually joined police and surrounded the home, demanding that those inside come out unarmed with their hands up. 

According to Decatur police, only Jarrett was inside. Police are still looking for the whereabouts of the second suspect, who has not been identified. 

Additional details about the robbery are unavailable at this time. 

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