{"id":2642003,"date":"2026-08-07T19:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/violent-criminal-who-was-set-free-on-plea-deal-arrested-after-horrific-attacks-on-random-women\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T19:06:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:06:27","slug":"violent-criminal-who-was-set-free-on-plea-deal-arrested-after-horrific-attacks-on-random-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/violent-criminal-who-was-set-free-on-plea-deal-arrested-after-horrific-attacks-on-random-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Violent Criminal Who Was Set Free on Plea Deal Arrested After Horrific Attacks on Random Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fviolent-criminal-who-was-set-free-on-plea-deal-arrested-after-horrific-attacks-on-random-women%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2642003&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A man from North Carolina with a 14-year criminal history has been arrested following links to multiple assaults on women, including incidents captured on social media videos. Diquan Hunt, currently hospitalized, faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon. His <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >criminal record shows repeated arrests dating back<\/a> to 2012, with several charges dismissed or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-da-revokes-dozens-of-plea-deals-made-by-woke-predecessor-cracks-down-on-drug-dealers\/\" title=\"San Francisco DA Revokes Dozens Of ...s Made By Woke Predecessor, Cracks Down On Drug Dealers\">plea deals made<\/a> over the years. Despite previous convictions-such as assault with a deadly weapon, carrying a concealed weapon, and trespassing-he was often released after serving time while awaiting trial. Recent violent assaults include attacking women in public, some resulting in serious injuries. Police and legislators are discussing potential measures to prevent similar crimes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A North Carolina man whose criminal record goes back 14 years has been arrested after he was linked to multiple assaults on women.<\/p>\n<p>Diquan Hunt, who is currently in a medical facility, will be charged with assault with a deadly weapon, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsoctv.com\/news\/local\/cmpd-investigates-violent-attack-caught-camera-dilworth\/CSIJDNI4GZF4TI7RL6FSIH546Y\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSOC-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Videos from an Instagram page police believe is linked to Hunt show several instances in which women were attacked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: I can confirm that the man arrested this week for violent street attacks on a woman in Charlotte was FREE BECAUSE OF A PLEA DEAL IN MARCH.<\/p>\n<p>Diquan Shafar Hunt was arrested in December 2025 for Assault with a Deadly Weapon and three other charges.<\/p>\n<p>On March 18, 2026,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OPpCbxrUiP\">pic.twitter.com\/OPpCbxrUiP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mattvanswol\/status\/2085726781269590514?\">August 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In one, a woman walking with a balloon in her hand fell to the ground after being punched. Police said she suffered serious injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Other videos show women being chased.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Coming up on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/wsoctv?\">@wsoctv<\/a> at 11. Our team has been working to confirm details all evening <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Hunt_Saenz?\">@Hunt_Saenz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoeBrunoWSOC9?\">@JoeBrunoWSOC9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9XT3AIlltY\">pic.twitter.com\/9XT3AIlltY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hannah Goetz (@HannahGoetztv) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HannahGoetztv\/status\/2085557371477098613?\">August 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcnc.com\/article\/news\/crime\/cmpd-arrests-man-for-assaulting-woman\/275-c2e1f0ba-fa12-4423-a560-c4241112eb8a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WCNC-TV<\/a> listed Hunt\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/waukesha-christmas-parade-massacre-suspect-darrell-e-brooks-hit-with-71-new-charges\/\" title=\"Waukesha Christmas Parade Massacre Suspect Darrell E. Brooks Hit with 71 New ...\">criminal record dating back<\/a> to 2012. Hunt is now 32, which would mean he was 18 when he first clashed with the justice system.<\/p>\n<p>Hunt had been convicted in March of assault with a deadly weapon and carrying a concealed weapon in connection with a December 2025 incident. But he was set free after a judge decided the sentence of 89 days in jail had already been served as Hunt was awaiting trial.<\/p>\n<p>In December, Hunt was arrested on a second-degree trespass charge that was dropped in February. That followed a November charge of assaulting an officer and resisting arrest. After his December conviction, he was set free on the grounds that his six-day sentence had already been served while awaiting trial.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">State Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/triciacotham?\">@triciacotham<\/a> tells me she has already been in touch with legislative attorneys after seeing the video \u2014 to try to see what more can be done to prevent this type of random crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn our legislative long session starting January 2027 and since it will have been in\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e4UvRFUGZh\">https:\/\/t.co\/e4UvRFUGZh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hunter S\u00e1enz (@Hunt_Saenz) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Hunt_Saenz\/status\/2085551976327082411?\">August 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In September, Hunt was arrested for simple assault and disorderly conduct. The assault charge was dropped when Hunt was convicted of disorderly conduct in November. His 11-day sentence was waived due to time already served.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2024, Hunt was arrested for breaking or entering, injury to personal property, and misdemeanor probation violation.\u00a0After his conviction on all charges, he went free having already served his 90 days while awaiting trial.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2020, Hunt\u2019s sentence was suspended after being convicted on charges of discharging a weapon in an occupied property and felony probation violation from a June 2019 incident.<\/p>\n<p>Other charges from June 2019 of discharging a firearm in the city and injury to personal property were dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2017 and November 2017, Hunt was arrested for violating a domestic violence protective order. The case was dismissed each time.<\/p>\n<p>In November 2017, July 2017, and December 2012, Hunt was arrested for assaulting a female. 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