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The Pitt-Bradford student charged in connection to a fight on Main Street earlier his month was in district court today. 20-year-old Deng Deng of Pittsburgh was arraigned on misdemeanor counts of attempted simple assault and disorderly conduct as well as a summary offense of harassment. In the early morning hours of October 7 Deng and 32-year-old Joseph Henton of Bradford, and a group of other people, were involved in a fight when Henton allegedly used a racial slur toward Deng and allegedly stabbed him and Esteban Santiago, another Pitt-Bradford student. Henton is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, tampering with evidence, recklessly endangering another person and disorderly conduct. Both men are free on bail and their preliminary hearings are scheduled for next month.

Two people have been charged in connection to a stabbing two weeks ago on Main Street. 32-year-old Joseph Henton is charged with felony counts of aggravated assault and misdemeanor counts of simple assault and tampering with evidence. 20-year-old Deng Deng of Pittsburgh, who is a Pitt-Bradford student, is charged with misdemeanor counts of attempted simple assault and disorderly conduct as well as a summary offense of harassment, according to court records. In the early morning hours of October 7 Henton, Deng and a group of other people were involved in a fight on Main Street when Henton allegedly used a racial slur toward Deng and allegedly stabbed him and Esteban Santiago, another Pitt-Bradford student. Henton is also charged with recklessly endangering another person and disorderly conduct. He is free on $10,000 bail. Deng has not been arraigned yet. That has been scheduled for October 31.