Sioux Falls police: Man arrested for firing gun near local Walmart

A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania man has been arrested after police say he fired two gunshots in the air near a Sioux Falls Walmart after he was reportedly following a woman in the store's parking lot over the weekend.

James Alan Miller, 37, was charged with reckless discharge of a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon and having a loaded firearm in possession while intoxicated.

Sioux Falls police responded at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday to the Walmart at 7821 S. Minnesota Ave, police spokesman Sam Clemens said.

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"We had a couple women in the parking lot," Clemens said. "They saw another woman walking, and she just happened to walk past a guy. They saw this guy stop and turn around and start to follow that woman."

They didn't have any idea what was going on, but it was enough to think it was a little odd, Clemens said. That's when the two women turned and started following Miller, he said.

"At some point, the guy looked over his shoulder, saw the two women and turned off a different direction," Clemens said.

Miller then turned into a nearby strip mall, where the two women lost sight of him, Clemens said. That's when the women thought they heard two gun shots.

Officers responded, were able to get a good description and arrested Miller, who had a stolen handgun taken from an unlocked and stolen truck in Howard County, Iowa, Clemens said.

"He claimed not to be following anybody, so we're really not sure what he was doing," Clemens said. "But there were a couple of shell casings in that area, too."