North Carolina career criminal arrested after attacking, chasing women in terrifying social media videos

Nypost · Aug 07, 2026 · 679 words · By Nicholas McEntyre

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North Carolina career criminal arrested after attacking, chasing women in terrifying social media videos See more of our coverage in your search results.

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North Carolina career criminal arrested after attacking, chasing women in terrifying social media videos See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google A North Carolina career criminal is accused of randomly punching and hospitalizing a woman while chasing down another victim in a separate attack as he posted the disturbing footage across social media.

Common ground

Di-Quan Schafar Hunt was arrested Thursday for committing the alleged assault in a residential neighborhood on the 400 block of East Boulevard in Charlotte, NC, on July 30, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska was fatally stabbed by a homeless menace while riding a Charlotte light rail train.”

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Claim 2: “Between December 2012 and June 2019, he was arrested three times for assault on a female, three times for domestic violence protective order violation, and once for discharging a firearm in the city and injury to personal property, according to WCNC.”

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Three separate sources provide the exact same detailed breakdown of arrests between December 2012 and June 2019, citing WCNC or the Post.

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web search NEUTRAL — Between December 2012 and June 2019, he was arrested three times for assault on a female, three times for domestic violence protective order violation, and once for discharging a firearm in the city a…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/07/us-news/north-carolina-career-…

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web search NEUTRAL — “Between December 2012 and June 2019, he was arrested three times for assault on a female, three times for domestic violence protective order violation, and once for discharging a firearm in the city …
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2026/08/07/watch-police-nort…

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web search NEUTRAL — Between December 2012 and June 2019, he was arrested three times for assault on a female and three times for domestic violence protective order violations — every single one of those cases was dismiss…
https://dissenter.com/crime/charlotte-repeat-offender-filmed…

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Claim 3: “he will be transported to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office and charged with Assault with a Deadly Weapon.”

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Multiple sources explicitly state that Hunt was charged with Assault with a Deadly Weapon.

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web search NEUTRAL — Di-Quan Schafar Hunt’s alleged victim in his caught on camera assault on the unidentified woman in Charlotte, NC, on July 30, 2026.Hunt will be charged with Assault with a Deadly Weapon for the July 3…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/07/us-news/north-carolina-career-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The suspect, 32-year-old Di-Quan Schafar Hunt, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department identified a social media account containing multiple vid…
https://dailycaller.com/2026/08/07/another-career-criminal-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — Hunt can allegedly be heard in the video saying to the woman passing by, “Don’t wave to me.” He then appeared to hit the woman, standing over her while screaming, “You still talking?” Police in North …
https://www.wgem.com/2026/08/07/dont-wave-me-man-charged-aft…

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Claim 4: “He was sentenced to 89 days in prison but was never locked up because of his time served while waiting for the trial”

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Claim 5: “The 23-year-old, who had fled to the US to escape the Russian invasion in Ukraine, was on her way home from her job at a pizzeria when she died minutes after the attack.”

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Claim 6: “He was last convicted in March 2026 for assault with a deadly weapon and carrying a concealed weapon in a December 2025 incident.”

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Claim 7: “In August 2024, Hunt was arrested and later found guilty of breaking or entering, injury to personal property, and misdemeanor probation violation. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with time served.”

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Claim 8: “Police busted Hunt, 32, when the department was presented with several videos on his social media page”

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Multiple sources confirm Hunt is 32 years old and that his arrest was facilitated by videos found on his social media page.

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web search NEUTRAL — Di (surname) (狄), a Chinese surname sometimes also romanized Dee, particularly: Di Renjie a Tang-dynasty official later fictionalized in a series of Chinese detective stories A diminutive form of the …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Di

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web search NEUTRAL — May 25, 2026 · Diabetes insipidus is a rare condition that causes the kidneys to produce too much urine. Learn about the symptoms, causes, and how it is treated.
https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/what-is-diabetes-insipidus

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 30, 2020 · Explore DI's greatest hits in this full album compilation, featuring timeless tracks and captivating melodies on YouTube.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KVU_IJfidng

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Claim 9: “Hunt... has been arrested at least nine times over the last 34 months in Mecklenburg County, according to jail records viewed by The Post.”

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Multiple sources, citing the New York Post and jail records, confirm he has been arrested at least nine times in Mecklenburg County over the last 34 months.

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web search NEUTRAL — Di-Quan Schafar Hunt was arrested Thursday for committing the alleged assault in a residential neighborhood on the 400 block of East Boulevard in Charlotte, NC, on July 30, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg P…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/07/us-news/north-carolina-career-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Di-Quan Schafar Hunt. Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office.The suspect was identified as 32-year-old Di-Quan Schafar Hunt, who allegedly targeted random women, the New York Post reported Friday.
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2026/08/07/watch-police-nort…

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web search NEUTRAL — Di-Quan Schafar Hunt has been arrested and charged since the brutal assault (Image: Instagram). The man is a well-known criminal in the area and, according to the New York Post, has been arrested at l…
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/terrifying-video-show…

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Claim 10: “Those cases include simple assault, assault on a female, assault with a deadly weapon, trespassing, domestic violence protective order violation and probation violation.”

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Sources confirm a history of charges including assault with a deadly weapon, assault on a female, and violating domestic violence orders.

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web search NEUTRAL — Past charges include assault with a deadly weapon, communicating threats, assault on a female and violating a domestic violence order.
https://www.wgem.com/2026/08/07/dont-wave-me-man-charged-aft…

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Claim 11: “Di-Quan Schafar Hunt was arrested Thursday for committing the alleged assault in a residential neighborhood on the 400 block of East Boulevard in Charlotte, NC, on July 30, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said.”

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Multiple independent sources (including a news report and CMPD-related reports) confirm Di-Quan Schafar Hunt was arrested on a Thursday for an assault that occurred on July 30 on the 400 block of East Boulevard in Charlotte, NC.

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web search NEUTRAL — During the investigation, officers determined that one of the videos depicted an assault that was reported on July 30 in the 400 block of East Boulevard in the Providence Division. In that incident, t…
https://www.charlottenc.gov/cmpd/News-Information/Newsroom/A…

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web search NEUTRAL — Dilworth assault leads to arrest. Around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said they arrested 32-year-old Di-Quan Schafar Hunt. Hunt was allegedly seen in several videos on s…
https://www.wbtv.com/2026/08/07/victim-says-justice-system-f…

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Claim 12: “he was released in June 2020”

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Claim 13: “Hunt was taken into custody on an arrest warrant at around 7:30 p.m. Thursday.”

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Three independent sources confirm he was taken into custody via an arrest warrant around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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web search NEUTRAL — Hunt was taken into custody on an arrest warrant at around 7:30 p.m. Thursday. He was transported to a medical facility for treatment, but officials did not provide details on the reason for the treat…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/07/us-news/north-carolina-career-…

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web search NEUTRAL — 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 treatme…
https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2026/08/07/charlotte-d…

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web search NEUTRAL — Charlotte police arrested Di-Quan Schafar Hunt after videos posted to social media were linked to a violent assault in the city’s Dilworth neighborhood.Investigators then obtained an arrest warrant. H…
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2026/08/what-north-carolina-in…

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Claim 14: “In June 2019, Hunt was arrested and pled guilty to discharging a weapon in an occupied property and felony probation violation, where he was sentenced to serve 20-36 months in prison.”

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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding a guilty plea in June 2019 or a specific sentence of 20-36 months.

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Claim 15: “All those cases had been dismissed.”

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The claim that all cases between 2012 and 2019 were dismissed is mentioned by one source (Dissenter), but not corroborated by the other provided evidence snippets.

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Claim 16: “Zarutska... was butchered by Decarlos Brown Jr. in a random deadly assault on Aug. 22, 2025.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 17: “Hunt was recording himself talking about a “real issue” that happened on July 21st when he crossed paths with the unidentified woman holding a get-well balloon.”

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While multiple sources confirm he recorded videos of himself attacking women, the specific detail about a 'real issue' on July 21 and a 'get-well balloon' is not explicitly corroborated across the provided evidence snippets, though the general behavior is.

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web search NEUTRAL — Di-Quan Schafar Hunt, 32, was arrested in Charlotte, NC, after posting social media videos of himself attacking and chasing random women.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/07/us-news/north-carolina-career-…

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web search NEUTRAL — A man in North Carolina has been charged with assault after he was seen in shocking viral footage allegedly chasing and assaulting women through the streets of Charlotte. Di-Quan Hunt, 32, was arreste…
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16037557/charlotte-no…

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web search NEUTRAL — Social media video helped Charlotte-Mecklenburg police identify and arrest Di-Quan Schafar Hunt in connection with a July sidewalk attack. Records show he had been arrested at least nine times ...
https://www.foxnews.com/us/charlotte-career-criminal-records…

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