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Diquan Hunt Charged in Dilworth Sidewalk Attack; Case Undecided

A 32-year-old man faces an assault with a deadly weapon charge in Mecklenburg County, N.C. The case has not been resolved.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 14, 2026, 11:17 p.m. ETWritten Aug 15, 2026, 8:10 p.m. ET
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This case is not concluded. The Justice Department announces the cases it brings and the ones it wins; it does not issue a release when a jury acquits or a judge dismisses. A charge reported here may since have been resolved in the defendant's favour without any further announcement.

Diquan Hunt, 32, was on August 14, 2026, in Mecklenburg County, N.C., with assault with a deadly weapon, WCCB Charlotte reported. Police say Hunt randomly punched a woman on a sidewalk off East Boulevard in Dilworth on July 30, and that the victim suffered serious injuries, according to WCCB Charlotte. **The matter is at the charging stage and has not been decided.** No plea, trial outcome, verdict or other resolution has been reported. The charge is an allegation that has not been tested in court, and Hunt is presumed innocent. Anyone reading this later should not treat it as an account of how the case ended, because as of this reporting it had not ended.

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