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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Two people were arrested after an incident at a Chuck E. Cheese in Richland County over the weekend.

The Richland County Sheriff’s Department said Tavares McFadden-World and Kenzie Miller, both 19, were booked at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center after their arrests.

According to RCSD, deputies were called to the restaurant on Burning Tree Drive at around 4:20 p.m. Saturday after reports of a situation involving a weapon.

Multiple victims and witnesses reportedly told deputies McFadden-World pointed a firearm at three different people. McFadden-World also allegedly held one victim against their will and threatened them while holding the gun in his hand. He then reportedly left with Miller inside her vehicle.

Another person also told deputies that after McFadden-World pointed a gun at them, they responded by pulling out their own gun as he and Miller were leaving. RCSD noted that this person was cited for breach of peace.

RCSD said Miller’s vehicle returned to the area as deputies were still at the scene. She and McFadden-World were both detained, with the latter later admitting he had pointed the gun inside Chuck E. Cheese. Miller also reportedly admitted to driving McFadden-World away from the scene after seeing him point the gun.

No shots were fired and no injuries were reported, according to RCSD.

McFadden-World is charged with three counts of pointing and presenting, second-degree assault, kidnapping and tampering with evidence. As of Monday, records show McFadden-World is being held on a $75,000 bond.

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A man has been charged after reportedly leading deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department on a high-speed chase on Tuesday.

RCSD said 50-year-old Eric Junious was arrested and charged with reckless driving and failure to stop for blue lights.

According to an incident report obtained by WIS, RCSD said it received a call about a series of vehicle break-ins at the Comfort Suites on Daulton Drive. Hotel staff reportedly showed deputies surveillance videos that showed Junious breaking into multiple vehicles, including utility work trucks.

RCSD then ran the North Carolina tags on Junious’s Nissan Altima and discovered they were expired. A deputy later tried to stop Junious, but the latter reportedly initiated a chase by turning into a gas station near Interstate 20 and then left onto Two Notch Road.

According to the report, Junious weaved in and out of traffic on Two Notch Road and continued to do so while on Trenholm Road, Decker Boulevard and Oakcrest Road. Junious then reportedly drove onto Highway 277, where he continued weaving in and out of traffic and driving at speeds over 120 miles per hour.

RCSD said Junious eventually got off the highway and was stopped at a 7-Eleven on Wilson Boulevard after being boxed in. WIS was at the scene Tuesday night, showing the aftermath of the chase.

The sheriff’s department said Junious initially refused to comply, but later got out of the car and was arrested. He refused to be taken to a hospital.

Records show Junious was booked at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center and remains there as of 1 p.m. Wednesday on a nearly $3,000 bond.

This is a developing story. Stay with WIS for the latest details.

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Richland County has approved a $4 million plan to expand affordable housing and provide down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers.

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — Richland County is moving ahead with a $4 million initiative aimed at expanding affordable housing options and supporting first-time homebuyers, including teachers and first responders.

The funding, approved during a recent meeting of the county’s Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AD HOD), will be evenly split between two main efforts: $2 million for the construction of new affordable housing and $2 million for down payment assistance.

Richland County Administrator Leonardo Brown said the first priority is addressing the shortage of available homes.

“We want to first try to address the housing supply by partnering with other agencies, whether they are government agencies or non-profit agencies or private agencies, who are in the business of turning property that are currently on the market into a usable space for people to use as housing or construct new housing,” Brown said.

The county’s plan includes targeted assistance for first-time homebuyers.

Councilman Don Weaver, who serves on the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, explained that the assistance would be structured as a 50-50 match.

“Like, lets say the down payment would be $6,000 to get in the house, 3% down, the county might do $3,000, and the family or buyer would do the other $3,000 so it would be a 50% match,” Weaver said.

Weaver added that the housing affordability crisis has become a growing concern, even within his own district.

“From the folks I've talked to, I think anything they would feel like they have that encourages homeownership, which would give people roots in the community, so they would feel like they have invested in putting money back in that property, whether it's fixing it up,” he said.

While the $4 million comes from one-time funds, county officials hope the impact will be long-lasting and influence future housing policies in Richland County.

“But before either one of those things kicks off, the next step is for county council to take the recommendations of that AD HOD Committee and determine whether or not they approve of those recommendations,” Brown said.

Brown anticipates that affordable housing will remain a major topic of discussion during upcoming county council meetings in October.