Man facing assault charge after barricade in Horry County home

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – A man is facing a charge after police say he barricaded himself inside a Horry County home last week.

Officers with the Horry County Police Department arrested Eric Melton, 46, on Tuesday. He was charged with first-degree assault and battery.

The department responded around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday to Wavering Place Loop near Carolina Forest Boulevard for a disturbance.

According to a warrant, Melton and a victim got into an argument after Melton kicked in the victim’s bedroom door and allegedly threatened to kill him at gunpoint…

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