Police Rescue Three-Year-Old Held Hostage Inside Florence Home

A three-year-old who was barricaded in a house during a standoff was rescued. Police responded to a house in Hartsville early yesterday morning where 28-year-old Curtis Dixon was threatening to shoot family members. Upon arrival, the family members confirmed Dixon had barricaded himself inside their house along with the toddler. Police were able to enter the home and rescue the three-year-old unharmed. Dixon was then found armed inside a closet. He was arrested and booked into the W. Glenn Campbell Detention Center. It was later revealed Dixon was also wanted for armed robbery and other offenses in Chesterfield County.