Judge denies bond for man accused of punching woman in Dilworth, posting it online
A judge sided with prosecutors Monday morning by denying bond for the man who punched a woman on a sidewalk in Dilworth on Aug. 6 unprovoked.
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Di-Quan Hunt appeared in Mecklenburg County Superior Court virtually on Monday. Hunt was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after repeatedly punching a woman on Aug. 6 across from Paper Skyscraper, a popular gift shop.
The 32-year-old man picked a “random” woman, an assistant district attorney said, and filmed himself as he punched her three times after she fell to the ground.
An assistant district attorney offered to play the video for the court, but the judge declined.
The footage of the attack showed Hunt saying “Nah, don’t wave at me” before hitting the woman.
He punched her again and showed her face after she fell to the ground and appeared to fall unconscious. In her hand, she held a small green balloon, which said “Get back on your feet soon!”
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The woman was transported to the hospital and suffered a concussion and brain bleed, and needed staples for a cut, court records said.
Court records said Hunt’s fists were deadly weapons. The woman, who did not appear in court, joined prosecutors in asking the judge to deny Hunt bond, the assistant DA said.
Hunt was convicted of multiple crimes in the last 10 years court records show. That includes: probation violation, firing a gun into occupied property, breaking or entering, injury to personal property, disorderly conduct at a bus stop, assault on a government official, assault with a deadly weapon and carrying a concealed weapon.
Mecklenburg County judges repeatedly sentenced him to time served in jail or suspended his sentences for probation, court records show.
An assistant district attorney said he received some mental health treatment before his first appearance Monday.
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