It appears he has since posted bail. jcranney@postandcourier.com Meanwhile, video of the incident stoked racial tensions in Columbia. She starts a new Facebook Live with the title "feeling optimistic. Two yard signs that said Black Lives Matter and Its about us were at one point erected on Pentlands lawn. We've got to hold people in power accountable. The 82-year-old is not just by the book. Goodwin answered questions on camera earlier. Two reports of alleged assault were also made against the young man after deputies responded Monday, according to the sheriffs department, and they are being investigated. Read More This April 14, 2021, booking photo provided by the Richland County, S.C., detention center shows Jonathan Pentland, . I served for this country, so why should I fear my son being able to walk down the street? she said. "So, Gus, you feel like we didn't accomplish nothing by (protesting)? Authorities have identified Staff Sgt. Her heart might as well be her whole outfit. Pentland told officers who had responded to a physical dispute Monday that he pushed the man in fear for his safety and the safety of his wife, according to the incident report. Last week, Sgt. Background: Fort Jackson suspends soldier arrested after video of confrontation with Black man in South Carolina. She is real and outspoken and unafraid to tell someone how she feels. "You don't know certain things about people until you get to know them," Goodwin says. Officials then said on Thursday that Pentland was suspended from instructor duties pending the investigation's completion and the outcome of the criminal charges. In a statement, Fort Jackson Commander Brig. 1st Class Jonathan Pentland of misdemeanor assault and battery Aug. 23 after a two-day bench trial. She's not just a heart-on-her-sleeve type person. No explanation was given as to why the victims did not file complaints the days they occurred. Pentland asks the man, What it is youre doing here? and accuses him of aggressing the neighborhood and then shoves him as he walks away. "You're in the wrong neighborhood m*****f*****," he said before adding that Deandre was harassing the neighborhood while continuing to threaten him to leave. Rules, any rules, from the school board election filing requirements to the HOA association bylaws, are his way of life. Read moreSC House GOP approves asking voters to remove ban on taxes directly aiding private schools, The Post and Courier Columbia Sarah Sicard is a Senior Editor with Military Times. Jonathan Pentland guilty Monday of assaulting a Black man in a northeast Columbia neighborhood in an incident that spawned protests . Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott (right)answers questions from protesters about his leadership on Aug 29 at the South Carolina Statehouse. They call it "Us and Gus," and they stream their hangouts on Facebook most Wednesdays. "None of them justified the assault that occurred.". Against us? Maurice Goodwinsays. State Senator Mia McLeod, who represents the area, said Wednesday on the Senate floor that she'd spent much of the previous day in discussions about the incident and planned to meet with the sheriff later in the day. She charges her phone on the front porch while he tries to inflate it. On Monday, a woman posted footage on Facebook showing a heated confrontation involving Pentland and a Black man in his neighborhood outside Columbia, South Carolina. Army sergeant Johnathan Pentland, 42, Call the police! replies the young man, whom authorities declined to identify on Wednesday. Efforts to reach Pentland were unsuccessful at the time of this writing. The demonstrators were from across the state, the station says. What was he doing? Some who tuned in to her video at home are now a part of the protest here. Throughout the three-minute video, Pentland continuously demands that the other man leave the neighborhood, getting in his face and, at one point, pushing the man, who almost falls to the ground. COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) On Thursday, 5th Circuit Solicitor Bryon E. Gipson released a statement regarding the charges brought against Jonathan Pentland and the response his office received. Initially, the video shows the man, reportedly Pentland, asking Deandre what he is doing in the neighborhood before repeatedly telling him to "go away.". And she believeswhat happens between her and him can change other people's lives, too. No one knew because Lott had not said that Pentland had already been taken into custody at 8:30 that morning. Follow Joseph Cranney on Twitter @joey_cranney. He knows other people call him a pest for caring about bylaws and the such. As seen on a viral video, 42-year-old Jonathan Pentland shoved 22-year-old Deandre Williams in a residential community in Richland County. I do not want to take any actions now that could interfere with the fair resolution of civilian criminal charges.. Who knows? Why was this any of his business? The recording begins with Pentland, a U.S. Army sergeant first class, asking a Black man what he's doing in the area. An attorney for Pentland said he is looking into challenging the decision. They filmed the sheriff's deputy postedin the driveway across the street the morning after. On a personal level, McCallum said what happened Monday overwhelmed her not only because she has been flooded with responses to her video but also because of what she witnessed. Asked on Twitter for his response to the video, Fort Jackson Commanding Brig. Goodwin and Philpott continue to share their budding friendship through Facebook Lives. pic.twitter.com/HHZ15bhyEC. Dont miss reporting and analysis from the Hill and the White House. "The leaders at Fort Jackson in no way condone the behavior depicted in the video posted recently," the Fort Jackson commander, Brig. His department also refused a request from the newspaper to review the responding deputy's body camera footage from the April 12 incident. Goodwin's video timer rolls to one hour and 21minutes. Join Facebook to connect with Jonathan Pentland and others you may know. The young man was a victim, the individual that was arrested was the aggressor, and hes been dealt with accordingly.. Pentland was found guilty of third degree assault in Richland County Court on August 23, 2021, for his part in a shoving incident that occurred in The Summit neighborhood, a series of connected. Thanks for contacting us. ", Afterward, Deandre, who remains calm throughout the video, says, "You better not touch me," which prompts the aggressor to ask, "Or what? US Army A US soldier charged with assaulting a black man outside his South Carolina home for. That rule is not the most important thing, especially when Black people are being harassed and shot and killed on the streets. Those zip codes are the same. Gen. Patrick R. Michaelis has taken appropriate action in response to the conduct of Sgt. She said the officer charged Pentland at the scene with malicious injury to property for slapping the man's cellphone to the ground, which happened after the video stopped rolling. It will be something someone that will change her life. Or the man named Gus giving her answers that she didn't ask for, like how and why that Black Voices Matter sign in the background needs to be taken down. You have permission to edit this article. She says she feels that she can change Philpott. The aggressor in the video has been identified. In the non-redacted parts of police reports provided by RCSD, Pentlands zip code and zip code of the victim are listed. The commanding general of the installation condemned the video on Wednesday, and said that the Department of Justice is looking into the matter. She said she showed the responding officer the video of the incident when the deputies arrived at the scene. Deandre tells him to call the police, and a woman who is identified by the aggressor as his wife says that they have already been called. Still, soon after the news conference where the sheriff was careful not to blame the Black man shoved in the confrontation, Lott's department again shared the same incident reports about the victim with reporters. "If we get harassed, everybody gets harassed," Lavonna Goodwin says. Goodwinlaughs as he finishes his sentence. Lucas Daprile. A judge convicted Sgt. It shows Pentland, who is white, demanding the victim to leave the area, telling him, Youre in the wrong neighborhood, motherfer and then threatening him with physical violence. Pentland's family was evacuated from the home when protesters started to vandalize the house, the sheriff's department said. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Jonathan Pentland, 42, was charged Wednesday, Richland County Sheriff said A video of his altercation in the Summit neighborhood quickly went viral Monday The three-minute clip shows Pentland. The Black man was not charged in either incident. Beagle said while his command does not condone the actions depicted in the video, due process must be carried out. "You don't have enough time," Philpott says with a laugh. Commenters on the video said they had reached out to the Richland County Sheriff's Department asking for additional charges to be filed. A person holds a 'no justice no peace' sign at the Rally Held On Birthday Of Trans Activist Marsha P. Johnson in Washington Square Park on August 24, 2020 in New York City. I went for a walk yesterday evening and I encountered a young man (Deandre)in distress. "Fort Jackson Commander Brig. En abril, Jonathan Pentland, sargento de primera clase, fue suspendido de sus funciones de instructor del Ejrcito despus de que un video lo mostrara empujando al joven, insultndolo y. Those are the rules. Anyone can be in our neighborhood, and they can stop him for any reason. Sheriff Leon Lott said his department worked swiftly to bring this case to a conclusion. Please enter valid email address to continue. sfastenau@postandcourier.com, By Adam Benson He has been released from jail on a personal recognizance bond, according to. Jonathan Pentland guilty Monday of assaulting a Black man in a northeast Columbia neighborhood in an. Andthis afternoon, her phone's camera is fixed on a man she hasn't met yet, but she's seen before. They filmed the demonstrators'reactions to the sheriff departments' press conference announcingJonathan Pentland, their white neighbor who shoved the young Black man in the viral video, had been arrested and charged with third-degree assault. 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Jonathan Pentland has allegedly been accused of harassing a Black youth in a South Carolina neighborhood (jonathan.pentland/Facebook) Why is Jonathan Pentland being slammed? The Black Lives Matter saint seen getting pushed by Army Sergeant Jonathan Pentland on Monday in a viral out-of-context video reportedly sexually harassed a woman and attempted to snatch a baby in separate incidents in Pentland's neighborhood just days before the confrontation took place. He was being very aggressive.. Tia Roach, 35, who lives in a different part of the Columbia area, watched the viral video Tuesday and thought of her 16-year-old son, Tayvion, and Black youths like him at risk of similar treatment. His military resume includes time with 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson in Colorado, and the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum in New York. She will stream it from her Facebook page. Sgt. Lott said those reports may be connected to what happened, but it doesnt justify it. He also said other factors may be at play. The South Carolina soldier who was caught on video shoving and threatening a young black man for being in the wrong neighborhood is Jonathan Pentland, a high-ranking sergeant in the US Army and father of two, according to reports. Get to know each other? "There was some other things that occurred that really doesn't justify the actions of [Pentland]," Lott said. 1st Class Jonathan Pentland has been suspended from his instructor duties at Fort Jackson and is charged with third-degree assault and battery. In announcing Pentland's arrest on Wednesday, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott confirmed that there were two other incidents involving the Black man leading up to the confrontation, but he said it "doesn't justify" Pentland's behavior. McCallum and other community members say they dont understand why Pentland was arrested Wednesday morning following a Monday evening incident. A judge found suspended Fort Jackson Army Sgt. Correction, 4/26/2021, 10:45 a.m. I was just minding my business, and then her mother-in-law comes out as well and started yelling at him telling him he needs to leave and he doesnt live here. "We circled back to get him out of that situation because we refused to see [him] go to jail or lying there dead simply because he was Black," she wrote. Im upset to know that this happened this way, Lewis said. The alleged aggressor is reported to be U.S. Army sergeant first class Jonathan Pentland, whose social media accounts showed Pentland has been stationed as a drill sergeant at Fort Jackson since 2019, according to the Associated Press. The commanding general of Pentland's base strongly condemned the behavior in the video. Not Goodwin. "I'm about to do something to you," Pentland responded. "There go Gus, y'all!" His lead investigator slept in his office Tuesday night to make sure the investigation had a fast resolution, Lott told reporters. A Bill to amend our Code of Laws so as to create this offense under Section 16, 3-915 was introduced in the South Carolina House of Representatives many years ago, but, existence of this statute, it would be premature for this office to comment on the, possibility of additional charges as I have, Alzheimer's Association pushes for federal research center in SC, lawmakers introduce bill to update Alzheimer's plan, Prisma Health encouraging HPV screening and vaccine, Disability Advocacy Day celebrated at State House, Mortgage rates rise for third straight week, SLED: Richland woman charged with fraudulent application for driver's license, 18-year-old forced girl, 15, to perform sex act: Police, $10,000 reward for information leading to arrest in murder case, RCSD: 17 year-old arrested in homicide of elderly woman. "Jonathan Pentland is a U.S. Army sergeant first class who is being investigated over a viral video from Columbia, South Carolina. The activists were "loud, raucous, to me, personally, they were attempting to intimidate me," Gussays in the interview. He has somewhere to be. That doesn't scare me,Goodwin says. This is by no means condoned by any service member. They say they love your helmet!". The Washington Post could not reach Pentland for comment, and it was not immediately clear whether he has a lawyer. Neighbors said they are familiar with the victim and he does live nearby. The division on Wednesday posted a comment on a 2017 photo of Pentland in military garb, saying, There is no place in the Army for extremist ideologies. Protesters at the Columbia, South Carolina home of U.S. Army officer Jonathan Pentland on April 14, 2021. The camera focuses on a broadcast journalist hunched over her phone, typing furiously. He eats TV dinners most nights. Sgt. "I don't know," she replies to one of the 4,000 people watching. "I need you to walk away, or I'm going to carry your a** out of here. ", First published on April 15, 2021 / 6:36 AM. When an officer arrived on the scene and was informed by Johnson and the woman who recorded the video that Deandre was assaulted, the officer said that the man could only be charged with malicious injury to property and not assault, according to Johnson. "That could have been my baby," she says duringthe live stream. 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Pentland, who is White, was charged Wednesday with third-degree assault and issued a personal recognizance bond, according to online jail records seen by The Associated Press. Army sergeant arrested after shoving Black man, saying hes in the wrong neighborhood in viral video, Nikki Haleys bogus claims about foreign aid dollars, Showdown before the raid: FBI agents and prosecutors argued over Trump, Underrecognized: Extremist murders are usually from right-wing actors. 1 team, A new coffee chain is headed to the Lowcountry with the first shop taking over the space of a former fast-food restaurant that was recently demolished. "Talking is key. "No justice, no peace," was shouted on Thursday by a protester outside of a home of a man who was captured on video harassing a Black man in a South Carolina neighborhood on Monday. The time on the stream hits two hours and 19 minutes. Jonathan Pentland, a white non-commissioned U.S. Army staff sergeant who appeared in a viral video threatening and shoving a young Black man, was arrested and charged . In the video, Pentland repeatedly asked what the man was doing in his neighborhood. In a release issued early Wednesday, a department spokeswoman said deputies had been dispatched to the neighborhood for "an assault" call involving one of the men several days before the date of the video, and that all of the matters were under investigation. COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Residents of a Summit neighborhood are reflecting after a protest took place outside a home Wednesday in response to a confrontation between two men. He added, None of them justified the assault that occurred., It was terrible, it was unnecessary, it was a bad video, he added. She opened a hair salon. "I'm curious. A white Army non-commissioned officer depicted in a viral video accosting and shoving a Black man in a South Carolina neighborhood has been charged with third-degree assault. Pentland must either serve 30 days in jail or. An official for the HOA at The . Jonathan Pentland had already been charged with third-degree assault in the incident, in which he confronted the pedestrian near his South Carolina home for being "in the wrong neighborhood," shoved him and threatened him. Jonathan Pentland has been charged with second-degree assault Pentland was charged with third-degree assault and listed as detained in the Richland Count jail and issued a personal recognizance bond, according to online jail records which didn't show him as having an attorney. The reputation and esteem of your Army at Fort Jackson has taken a terrible blow these past two weeks. "Walk away!" House Minority Leader Todd Rutherford, a Columbia Democrat and criminal defense attorney, said the video should have been all the evidence the deputy needed to make an arrest. The deputy, Daniel Semones, declined to make an arrest due to (the victim) walking towards the other female, him walking to Jonathans residence, having a verbal dispute and threatening several people on scene, he wrote in his incident report. Chance of rain 40%.. In an interview Wednesday night, Roach said the protest was seeking justice for the victim. Then, when first asked about the confrontation by The Post and Courier on April 14, a sheriff'sspokeswoman shared only the allegations against the victim. A white neighbor, later identified as Army Sergeant Jonathan Pentland, confronted a Black neighbor walking on the sidewalk now framed by Goodwin's cell phone camera. Gen. Milford Beagle Jr. said in a statement. That's on the business card he pulls out. Joseph Cranney is an investigative reporter in Columbia, with a focus on government corruption and injustices in the criminal legal system. Jonathan Pentland mugshot from April 14, 2021. This image will remain viewable to foster dialogue.. Jonathan Pentland, 42, was charged Wednesday and listed as detained in the Richland County jail and issued a personal recognizance bond, according to online jail records, which did not show him as . 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"Fort Jackson Commander Brig. According to multiple reports, Pentland has been arrested and charged with third-degree assault. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Aside from this clarification as to the non existence of this statute, it would be premature for this office to comment on the possibility of additional charges as I have not yet had the opportunity to review the complete investigation of this matter., To get alerts for breaking news, download the ABC Columbia News App for iPhone or Android, Jonathan Pentland with one count of Assault and Battery in the Third Degree under, of the South Carolina Code for an incident that occurred on, Monday, April 12, 2021. Officials at Fort Jackson, the U.S. Army's largest basic training facility, said Wednesday they were looking into the incident. The sheriffs department said Pentland pushed the man again after the video ended, knocking a phone from the mans hand as he took pictures of the home. However, McCallum said there was one more. "Who knows? he screams. Those behaviors are absolutely counter to the Army Values and professionalism expected of soldiers, both on and off duty. In April, Jonathan Pentland, a sergeant first class, was suspended of his Army instructor duties after a video showed him shoving the young man, using profanity and saying he was "in the wrong. ET: An earlier version of this story identified Pentland as a U.S. Army staff sergeant. "I ain't playing with you I'm about to show you what I can do," said Pentland, who towered over the man. "It was nice talking with you.". "We have to start somewhere," she says. The young man was a victim, the individual that was arrested was the aggressor, and he's been dealt with accordingly," he continued. Was he with us? According to an incident report, an unnamed "White female" asked Pentland to confront the man, who was then walking on the sidewalk outside his home in The Summit, a community northeast of Columbia, S.C. The US Department of Justice is also investigating the matter. . They goback and forth about the sign, what it means and what really matters here. | Terms of Use| Privacy Policy. There's a rule against them, remember? The video made it to Twitter at around 8 pm on April 13, 2021 night, shows him yelling at a Black man to "walk away". They are planning a Juneteenth celebration in their neighborhood. The footage, posted by a bystander on Twitter . According to the Associated Press, Pentland did not respond to an email message seeking comment. I didnt do anything, the young man says at one point. Update: This story has been updated to include information about Pentland's status from Fort Jackson media relations. Jonathan Pentland, a 42-year-old sergeant first class, was arrested on Wednesday and taken to the Richland County jail. (Video: Richland County Sheriff's Department). Sgt. Goodwin tells her viewers the video isn't new. First Class Jonathan Pentland, the Army non-commissioned officer shown confronting a Black man walking in his Columbia, South Carolina, neighborhood in a viral video, was charged with third-degree . and Stephen Fastenau US Army Pentland was promoted to sergeant first class, a senior noncommissioned position, in April 2020 and has also worked as a drill sergeant at. "My sons have a freaking right to live," said McLeod, who is Black. "We will get to the bottom of this ASAP," Beagle responded to @Angry_Staffer on Tuesday. And you've got to be on this journey with us, she says. Goodwin's video starts with him walking his bike up her driveway. Instead, the release pointed to the victims behavior, and complaints that the victim, prior to the confrontation with Pentland, allegedly committed multiple assaults. "My man on the bike!" They filmed a man who appeared to be Pentland leave his home overnight, bags tucked underin his arms,with the help of law enforcement. He was taking pictures of the vehicles parked, as he says, illegally on the streets in his neighborhood. I am scared you are going to be the next Black boy who's been shot,she tells him. A white Fort Jackson soldier charged in connection with an April 12 altercation with a Black man will be prosecuted by the civilian justice system before the military justice system gets involved, the South Carolina posts commanding general said Friday. They laugh. What are you going to do?". Asked on Twitter for his response to the video, Beagle said the behavior displayed in the video "is by no means condoned by any service member.". 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