RAPID CITY, S.D. – Two men are in custody after the Rapid City/Pennington County Special Response Team executed a search warrant at a residence in the 400 block of E. Centennial St, close to the intersection at Parkview Dr on the South side of Rapid Cory.

Law enforcement officers responded to the residence around 6:05 p.m.on Sunday night following a report of an unknown male who threatened people with a handgun, fired the weapon into the air, and fled back into the residence. The Special Response Team was called to secure the area and handle the armed, barricaded subject.

Following the execution of the search warrant, officers apprehended 19-year-old Delbert Badmilk III, who was identified as the male subject who brandished the handgun. Badmilk was taken into custody on felony charges related to the original incident.

A second individual, Michael Vanderfeen, was also located at the scene during the law enforcement response and taken into custody on an active warrant.

Officers recovered two firearms from the Rapid City residence. Investigators determined that one of the weapons was stolen, while the second had been illegally altered.

The Rapid City Police Department noted that the incident was resolved safely and stated that “the investigation into its circumstances remains ongoing.”