It was around 16.00 that a threatening man entered a workshop shop in Mantorp, Mjölby municipality.
According to the police, the man had a pistol-like object.
He could be arrested by the police on the spot and no one was physically injured in connection with the incident.
The pistol-like object was seized by the police for analysis.
According to the police, the man, who is in his 35s, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted aggravated robbery and aggravated weapon crime.