Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. 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. pic.twitter.com/HHZ15bhyEC. "We can no longer stand by and let it happen," she added. And the crowd, one by one, turns its attention elsewhere. Pentlands military resume also includes a stint with the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division based at Fort Carson in Colorado. It's been two days since protests eruptedin her front yard. He's here to talk to them. The world to be fair. 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 assault and has been suspended from all instructor duties. 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. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, shoving and threatening a young black man. Philpott thinks someone from the HOA removed it. "That could have been my baby," she says duringthe live stream. ", No one set the record straight for nearly 24 hours. He added, None of them justified the assault that occurred., It was terrible, it was unnecessary, it was a bad video, he added. 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. "Fort Jackson Commander Brig. Pentland did not immediately. Shirell Johnson, the woman who posted the video to Facebook, wrote that she stayed with the man until an officer arrived at the scene. Gus keeps his helmet on and his bike by his side. 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. Read moreGamecocks' Kierra Fletcher embracing pressure for nation's No. The charge is a misdemeanor, and Pentland faces a fine of not more than $500, 30 days imprisonment, or both. Philpott used to be a police officer. Goodwin thinks the wind blew it out into the street, and someone tossed it. Television news vehiclespull up, in position for the next broadcast. "We have to start somewhere," she says. At the end of the video, a woman who Pentland identifies as his wife can be heard telling the other man that he had picked a fight with "some random young lady" in the neighborhood, a claim the Black man then denies. A US Army noncommissioned officer who was filmed shoving a Black man in his South Carolina neighborhood earlier this week has been charged with third-degree assault, the Associated Press reported. Statement From Roger Stone In Response To The . 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. Gen. Milford H. Beagle Jr., Fort Jacksons commanding officer, tweeted Wednesday that the unfortunate incident had brought disrespect to @fortjackson our Army and the trust with the public we serve. He promised transparency and shared an earlier statement that the leaders at Fort Jackson in no way condone the behavior depicted on the video. Since that time, my office has been contacted by several, members of the community demanding that Mr, charges, to include the offense of Unlawful Restraint, for his alleged conduct. A Facebook account that appears to be Pentlands was taken down Wednesday night. What was he doing? Despite the sustained protests, it is unclear if Mr Pentland was in the property at the time, as he was arrested on Wednesday and charged with third-degree assault, following release of footage. "None of them justified the assault that occurred.". sfastenau@postandcourier.com, By Adam Benson "I'm about to do something to you," Pentland responded. He even filed a complaint against a police officer once. "We will get to the bottom of this ASAP," he said. During an afternoon news conference, Lott said the other man in the video wasn't a juvenile but declined to release his name. She doesn't say anything 24 minutes later when the man walks his bike through the crowd, leaving behind Goodwin and her camera. Thanks for contacting us. Gen. Milford Beagle, Jr confirmed Pentland is. That was exactly what the almost 33-year-oldwanted to hear. You gonna stay in here every day?". she says. "Soldier conduct on and off duty must be exemplary to retain the trust of our communities and our nation," said Fort Jackson Commander Brigadier General Milford Beagle, Jr. "Fort Jackson continues to work with and support [Richland County] Sheriff Lott, our local law enforcement professionals, and community and civil leadership as this case moves forward.". Asked on Twitter for his response to the video, Fort Jackson Commanding Brig. She peppers Philpott with the occasional question, but mostly she listensand laughs and thenshe shares. He came back through! "On April 14, 2021, the Richland County Sheriff's Department charged and arrested Jonathan Pentland with one count of Assault and Battery in the Third Degree under Section 16-3-600 (E)' of the. An Army sergeant and instructor in South Carolina was charged Wednesday with third-degree assault after a video captured him shoving a young Black man and saying he was "in the wrong . An attorney for Pentland said he is looking into challenging the decision. The Washington Post could not reach Pentland for comment, and it was not immediately clear whether he has a lawyer. You better start walking right now.". Sgt. Gen. Patrick R. Michaelis has taken appropriate action in response to the conduct of Sgt. as well as other partner offers and accept our. They interviewed a neighbor who painted a Black Voices Matter sign that now sits in the empty lot next to Goodwin's house. Two yard signs that said Black Lives Matter and Its about us were at one point erected on Pentlands lawn. His deputies have been featured in the A&E television series, "Live PD." He shoved the young man. It should take two seconds, Rutherford said. He wrote the thing and already printed you a copy. COLUMBIA Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott has insisted the disturbing video of a White Army sergeant berating and threatening a Black pedestrian makes clear that the soldier was the aggressor and the unidentified 22-year-old Black man was the victim. "I don't understand why you are fighting so hard for a sign but you're not fighting so hard for the cause," she says. "My sons have a freaking right to live," said McLeod, who is Black. Another complaint said the man picked up a womans baby without permission and tried to walk away on April 10. Call the police! replies the young man, whom authorities declined to identify on Wednesday. He yelled the man was "walking in the wrong neighborhood." 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. He has somewhere to be. jcranney@postandcourier.com And a fair world is one of racial equality and true justice. Read moreScooter's Coffee expanding to SC with 3 shops; 2 home decor stores open in Mount Pleasant, House Republicans reached exactly the number of votes needed to advance the measure to the Senate, where its fate is far less certain. she says. Jonathan Pentland was charged with third-degree assault on Wednesday. After @Angry_Staffer tweeted on Tuesday, "Hey @fortjackson / @fortjacksoncg, do you condone this behavior from Staff Sergeant Pentland?," Fort Jackson and its Commanding Brig. He previously lived in Wahiawa, Hawaii. Yes, he says. She said she showed the responding officer the video of the incident when the deputies arrived at the scene. The commanding general of the installation condemned the video on Wednesday, and said that the Department of Justice is looking into the matter. As soon as the officer got there I showed him the video, he even asked me to rewind it so I could show him the part when Jonathan pushed [him], she said. Sgt. "You're in the wrong neighborhood," Pentland, standing on the sidewalk, can be heard saying to the other man before using an expletive. Jonathan Pentland, a US Army staff sergeant, was charged with third-degree assault and battery. 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Philpott says he needs to go. He will have to choose between 30 days in jail or a . Were not going to let people be bullies in our community, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said at a news conference Wednesday. Officials said the victim was not a minor but declined to identify him. State Rep. Ivory Thigpin represents the Richland County neighborhood where this occurred and said after initial concerns of the safety of his constituents and that the matter was being investigated, he started to hear conflicting reports about when the Sheriffs Department was presented with the video. "Another unarmed Black man could be dead today because he was walking in a neighborhood that, I am told, is adjacent to his, doing absolutely nothing. File/Thomas Hammond/Special to the Post and Courier. "He's not scared because he's gotwhite privilege.". She opened a hair salon. Gen. Milford H. Beagle Jr. said the behavior . Sgt. South Carolina law does not compel police to turn over such records under the Freedom of Information Act, but departments may release the records within their discretion. "Fort Jackson Commander Brig. 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. They say they love your helmet!". "I'm curious. "Soldier conduct on and off duty must be exemplary to retain the trust of our communities and our nation," said Beagle, according to the update. They will ride bikes together tomorrow afternoon. 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. In a statement, Fort Jackson Commander Brig. A commenter next asks for her to zoom into the crowd gatheringacross the street. A shoe and accessories shop, too. "I thought we were getting somewhere with this," she says. I didnt do anything, the young man says at one point. Partly to mostly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms mainly during the evening. McCallum says the conversation quickly got tenser and then other people began to gather around the woman and the young man. Were the charges appropriate? Cassie can be heard in the now-viral video, calling the victim an aggressor and accusing him of picking a fight with some random young lady.. Lott did not share the news of the arrest until his news conference after 5:30 p.m. Meanwhile, video of the incident stoked racial tensions in Columbia. Goodwin keeps pushing. That's on the business card he pulls out. 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. Goodwin asks why he had to get involved. We've received your submission. Johnson wrote on Facebook that a young lady recorded the video for Deandre's safety and authorized Johnson to post it. Her Facebook viewers asked about what happened to him, what was his deal. Pentland didn't immediately respond to an email message seeking comment. At the end of the day, you cant treat people like that and think that were not going to stand up for each other, she said. Pressley pushed back on that, saying Republicans are trying to "obstruct the will of the people" and that debt relief would be "transformational" for those struggling to buy homes or pay for . The video was the evidence the department needed to arrest Pentland and charge him with misdemeanor assault, Lott said. We've got to march for equality and safety. Some who tuned in to her video at home are now a part of the protest here. Jonathan Pentland, 42, has been charged with third-degree assault following the incident in Columbia, South Carolina . 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. When the man tried to address Pentland's wife, Pentland shoved him, causing the man to almost fall, the video showed. Pentland was initially given a citation for malicious injury to property for allegedly slapping the mans phone from his hand and causing it to shatter. Presses record on thecamera. According to social media accounts connected to Pentland, he has been stationed at Fort Jackson since at least 2019 and has worked as a drill sergeant at the garrison, a 53,000-acre complex that trains 50 per cent of all soldiers and 60 per cent of women who enter the . Low 66F. Deputies were called after 8 p.m. because unknown protesters vandalized the house, according to Deputy Sara Blann; they closed access to the street and surrounding area for nonresidents and took Pentlands family to another location. 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. 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. They've gone shopping, shared a homecooked meal, danced together. 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. document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "© " + html; A judge convicted a U.S. Army sergeant of assault for shoving a Black man in a heated April confrontation in South Carolina, according to multiple reports. But if he is going there, Goodwin says she is going to follow. He doesn't leave. She and her husband streamed for almost 16hours total. 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. Gen. Patrick R. Michaelis has taken appropriate action in response to the conduct of Sgt. Voices raise, but she can't hear the words. Philpott has a tire pump he keeps attached to his bike. The full statement from Solicitor Gipson is provided below. All rights reserved. Others are too far away to join, commenting from China, the United Kingdom, countries in Africa. "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. I do not want to take any actions now that could interfere with the fair resolution of civilian criminal charges.. He has been suspended from his instructor duties amid the ongoing investigation. The departments statements included an April 13 news release that suggested Pentland may have been a victim himself and added a vague reference to other earlier assaults alleged to have occurred in the neighborhood. Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. They kept filming after the sun set and the protest numbers swelled into the hundreds, crammingthe street, sidewalk, Goodwin's yard. His department also refused a request from the newspaper to review the responding deputy's body camera footage from the April 12 incident. "I want to know all about you, Gus," Goodwin says. Chants for justicelinger in the background. He was being very aggressive.. 1st Class Jonathan Pentland has been suspended from his instructor duties at Fort Jackson and is charged with third-degree assault and battery for shoving a young Black man walking in front of a Richland County neighborhood. In fact, he said he learned of the issues from a reporter. You have to talk through things everybody has different perspectives. "I need you to walk away, or I'm going to carry your a** out of here. The 42-year-old is stationed at Fort Jackson, the Armys biggest basic training facility in the country and located near Columbia. It's not the Black Voices Matter message on the sign that upsets him. / CBS/AP. 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