Sioux Falls Chase Ends Because of Mistaken Identity

It appears that an incident Sunday night was motivated by revenge as the suspect backed off after realizing they were chasing the wrong person.

Officer Sam Clemens says a man and woman were driving along Russell Street when a pickup started tailgating their vehicle.

“(The two cars) turned on to Minnesota, drove around the neighborhood and eventually pulled into a parking lot near Brookings and Minnesota.

The other vehicle stopped and two men in the pickup confronted the couple.

“The driver got out, threatened the victim and his passenger with a knife.” Clemens says they called the passenger by a different name in the exchange. “She said, ‘No. That’s not me.’ They basically said, ‘Okay,” and then left."

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Clemens says the knife was described as 8 to 10 inches long. Police are looking for the suspects who are described as Native American men. The driver who also showed the knife is described as a 40 year-old around 5’ 10” and heavy set. The passenger was about 5’ 5” and approximately 220 pounds.

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