CMPD arrests suspect in connection with violent social media videos
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says they have arrested a man connected to a recent assault on a woman in Dilworth after videos of it circulated on social media. Driving the news: Di-Quan Schafar Hunt, 32, was identified by CMPD as the suspect in an active assault investigation. He was arrested around 7:30pm Thursday and taken to a medical facility for treatment, per CMPD. * Hunt's custody will then go to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office. He will be charged with assault with a de
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CMPD announced the arrest on August 6, 2026, via release. https://www.charlottenc.gov/cmpd/News-Information/Newsroom/Assault-Investigation-in-the-Providence-Division-08.06026
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