A man who was reportedly stalking a lady in Kimberly was later arrested Sunday on grand theft charges and possession of a firearm by a felon.

A Kimberly Police officer responded to a call from a female who said she was approached by a man in a silver or gray four-door pickup. She told police the conversation became weird and called police, court documents said.

Dispatch informed law enforcement of a reported stolen vehicle in Jerome matching the description of the pickup truck the officer was looking for. Police found the pickup truck parked in a church parking lot, unoccupied and ran the licenses plates to determine it was the reported stolen truck. A man outside the church told police the man in the pickup had walked to a house behind the church.

The officer located the man later identified as William H. Chesser, 45, of Hollister, matching the lady’s description.

Chesser was arrested and told police he’d been following some people in Jerome who were taking pictures of him and needed a new vehicle, so he found the pickup with keys in the ignition. Court documents said he left a note on his vehicle that he’d return the pickup, but police found not such note.

Dispatch said a shotgun was reported in the stolen struck. Police found the shotgun where the owner said it would be. When asked, Chesser also denied knowing a firearm was in the pickup.

Chesser was booked in the Twin Falls County Jail.

He was arraigned Monday on two counts of felony grand theft and possession of a firearm by a felon. His preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 23. His bond was set at $25,000