Lavonna Goodwin follows his wordsand turns her phone toward the man standing in the street in front of her house, his bicycle at his side. Pentland did not immediately. 2101 Gervais Street You either walk away or Im going to carry your ass out of here, Pentland tells the younger man. You gonna stay in here every day?". Jonathan Pentland is a U.S. Army sergeant first class who is being investigated over a viral video from Columbia, South Carolina. He's here to talk to them. Points a microphone toward his face. Were going to stand up for our children, were going to stand up for our people and were not going to take it anymore.. 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. Pentland didn't immediately respond to an email message seeking comment. 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. Jonathan Pentland, a 42-year-old sergeant first class, was arrested on Wednesday and taken to the Richland County jail. But then again, it wasnt a big deal it wasnt physical. He even filed a complaint against a police officer once. Joseph Cranney is an investigative reporter in Columbia, with a focus on government corruption and injustices in the criminal legal system. she says. Richland County, South Carolina Sheriff's Department via WLTX-TV, Flying bug found at Walmart turns out to be rare Jurassic-era insect, Pence won't commit to supporting Trump if he's the nominee, Ed Sheeran reveals wife was diagnosed with tumor while pregnant, reports CBS Columbia, South Carolina affiliate WLTX-TV. Asked at the news conference about people protesting in the neighborhood, the sheriff said there was no problem with people peacefully protesting.. What he has not explained is why his department initially emphasized that the victim may have done something to provoke Pentland, even though Lott and other deputies had already watched the video. 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. Pentlands since-deleted Facebook page said the couple have a young son and daughter. Gen. Milford Beags Beagle Jr. has officially turned over all proceedings to the civilian system. "Talking is key. This story has been shared 127,060 times. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Two reports about the victim included a complaint that a pedestrian on April 8 put his hand around a womans waist, then did so again after her shorts were partly down. 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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. Anyone can be in our neighborhood, and they can stop him for any reason. Im about to show you what I can do.. US Army A US soldier charged with assaulting a black man outside his South Carolina home for. Last week, Sgt. sfastenau@postandcourier.com, By Adam Benson She thought they were bonding. They knew his name: Gus. They will ride bikes together tomorrow afternoon. From her front porch, Lavonna Goodwin directs the camera of her cell phone toward the cars lining the suburban street. Pentland was promoted to sergeant first class, a senior noncommissioned position, in April 2020 and has also worked as a drill sergeant at Fort Jackson, according to Facebook pages cited by Heavy.com before they were taken down. This action deeply impacts our community I ask that our communities and leaders exercise a degree of patience, affording Sheriff Lott and law enforcement investigators to account for the full measure of events before, during, and after the incident that was recorded.. They call it "Us and Gus," and they stream their hangouts on Facebook most Wednesdays. Call the police! replies the young man, whom authorities declined to identify on Wednesday. Jasmine James, who lives in the neighborhood, told WLTX she "came out today as I wanted to make my voice heard, so people know this is not OK. We are simply trying to exist and be a part of America like everyone else.". He has been released from jail on a personal recognizance bond, according to. She accepts everyone. She would still follow him to the office, Goodwin says to the Facebook Live watchers, if her phone's battery wasn't at five percent. "You either walk away or I'm going to carry your a-- out of here," Pentland said in the video. Lott said his investigators had turned their case over to prosecutors, who determined what charge to levy against Pentland. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. Court and jail records at this time do not list an attorney. Lott added that the Black man had "an underlying medical condition that may explain the behavior exhibited in the alleged incidents.". McCallum said the man, Jonathan Pentland, then pushed the young man. You cant put your hands on somebody., At his news conference, Lott defended his deputy, who passed the information on to investigators and didnt rush to make a judgment. At the same time, Lott acknowledged, The most valuable piece of evidence we had was the video., The Post and Courier requested access to Semones body camera footage, which would likely shed more light on the deputys handling of the incident. "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. Social-media accounts associated with Pentland show he works as a drill sergeant at the Fort Jackson garrison, the AP reported. "You don't know certain things about people until you get to know them," Goodwin says. We will get to the bottom of this ASAP. 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. Sgt. Columbia, SC 29204, News tips/online questions: webteam@postandcourier.com, Subscription questions: subserve@postandcourier.com, var html = new Date().getFullYear(); "The only thing he did was be Black while walking!!!". And a fair world is one of racial equality and true justice. Those behaviors are absolutely counter to the Army Values and professionalism expected of soldiers, both on and off duty. 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. He eats TV dinners most nights. If they share this, too, maybe their example could pry open some more people's minds. Jonathan Pentland, 42, as the aggressor who demands that a smaller, unidentified Black man "walk away" repeatedly. Low 66F. He doesn't leave. "The first time I saw the video, it was terrible. Pentland's family was evacuated from the home when protesters started to vandalize the house, the sheriff's department said. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott (right)answers questions from protesters about his leadership on Aug 29 at the South Carolina Statehouse. Users identified 42-year-old Sgt. He says no, and Goodwin doesn't skip a beat. "I ain't playing with you I'm about to show you what I can do," said Pentland, who towered over the man. Jonathan Pentland was arrested on Wednesday morning, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said in a news conference. Pentland is seen yelling at the man, getting in his face, and telling him to get out of his neighborhood. She is in Goodwin's front yard to interview Lavonna and her husband, Maurice. Join Facebook to connect with Jonathan Pentland and others you may know. Jonathan Eugene Pentland, a Fort Jackson sergeant, is charged with assault and battery third degree. According to Shirell Johnson, who posted the video, the incident happened in a subdivision of The Summit, which has a Columbia address but is technically outside the city's limits. "It was terrible, it was unnecessary, it was a bad video. Cellphone video that has since gone viral shows the heated confrontation between Pentland and the unidentified victim in a subdivision in Columbia called The Lakes at Barony Place. Goodwinlaughs as he finishes his sentence. It's the sign itself. The video was the evidence the department needed to arrest Pentland and charge him with misdemeanor assault, Lott said. Gus keeps his helmet on and his bike by his side. "You're in the wrong neighborhood," Pentland, standing on the sidewalk, can be heard saying to the other man before using an expletive. They talk about what Gus was doing at the protest, and why the crowd approached him. Pentland was transferred by the Richland County Sheriff's Department to Fort Jackson authorities late Wednesday evening, according to Fort Jackson Media Relations Officer Leslie Ann Sully who provided an update to Newsweek on Thursday. Her phoneis getting too hot. According to multiple reports, Pentland has been arrested and charged with third-degree assault. 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. 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. Everyone is invited. Columbia, South Carolina A White Army non-commissioned officer seen in a viral video accosting and shoving a Black man in a South Carolina neighborhood has been charged with third-degree assault. There he go! An attorney for Pentland said he is looking into challenging the decision. 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 only thing he did was be black while walking!! Lott, the Richland sheriff since 1997, in March was named the national sheriff of the year by the National Sheriff's Association a first for any South Carolina sheriff. The video doesn't show what started the conflict. A judge convicted Sgt. 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. You have permission to edit this article. She's not just a heart-on-her-sleeve type person. "We can no longer stand by and let it happen," she added. This April 14 booking photo provided by the Richland County, S.C., detention center shows Jonathan Pentland. Homeowners in Army Sgt. She went to the neighborhood Wednesday to meet with her business partner who lives there, but when she saw a group gathering in protest, she joined the crowd. But if he is going there, Goodwin says she is going to follow. I'm very curious.". He appears just as a voice off-camera. he screams. "He's not scared because he's gotwhite privilege.". Sgt. ", "He was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Pentland, a sergeant first class, was filmed shoving a Black man in his neighborhood on Monday. "I'm about to do something to you. She said she showed the responding officer the video of the incident when the deputies arrived at the scene. Calling the widely circulated video our most valuable piece of evidence, Lott thanked the person who filmed it and urged people to work with law enforcement to make sure that we prevent the incident that occurred on Monday from ever happening again.. 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. 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. Goodwin tells her viewers the video isn't new. They own a home in The Lakes at Barony Place subdivision, where the encounter happened. She's too far away. 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. The man tells Pentland that he lives in the area and is not harassing anyone walking through the neighborhood. The woman speaking off-camera says later that the young man picked a fight with some random young lady thats one of our neighbors.. Both incident reports were taken by deputies two hours after the confrontation betweenPentland and the Black manon April 12. 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. Youre in the wrong neighborhood, mother(expletive)," Pentland says in the video to the Black man. Low 66F. Instead, the release pointed to the victims behavior, and complaints that the victim, prior to the confrontation with Pentland, allegedly committed multiple assaults. "It was nice talking with you.". 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 . Pentland was. "I'm going to show you how to fry some chicken," she says. 2021 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Black man was not charged in either incident. The University of South Carolina Development Foundation has purchased 1.3 acres on the southeast corner of Gervais and Pickens streets across from the university's Law School. 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 . He knows other people call him a pest for caring about bylaws and the such. Get to know each other? "Get out.". Her heart might as well be her whole outfit. Im about to do something to you, Pentland says. She peppers Philpott with the occasional question, but mostly she listensand laughs and thenshe shares. "It wasjust a guy riding a bike into the neighborhood. 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. Chants for justicelinger in the background. There's a rule against them, remember? His lead investigator slept in his office Tuesday night to make sure the investigation had a fast resolution, Lott told reporters. Pentland was arrested and charged after a video depicted the white 42-year-old accosting and shoving a Black man in a South Carolina neighborhood. "Fort Jackson Commander Brig. "I don't know," she replies to one of the 4,000 people watching. "It's posted against homeowners associations regulations," he says. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, shoving and threatening a young black man. 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. But on Wednesday, he was arrested and charged with third-degree assault. Brittany Hart, a public information officer, emailed two reports at 7:58 a.m. She said nothing about the White man in the video, even though deputies would arrest Pentland a half hour later. Another neighbor took out her cell phone and started filming. 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. If convicted, he faces up to 30 days in jail and a $500 fine. And she believeswhat happens between her and him can change other people's lives, too. . 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. "I ain't playing with you. 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. He and Fort Jackson officials will continue to work with Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, Columbia Mayor Steven Benjamin, and State Sen. Mia McLeod to address issues as they arise. "I thought we were getting somewhere with this," she says. We've received your submission. And if you are, youre going to answer for it, and thats what weve done in this case., The Justice Department is investigating, military officials said, and Pentland is suspended from his instructor duties while his case pends. His response came quickly: It was a "sure" and an "absolutely.". Updated on: April 15, 2021 / 9:20 PM Grassroots activism: 'We just stayed together': How George Floyd protests sprouted activism in Clemson, Central. The recording begins with Pentland, a U.S. Army sergeant first class, asking a Black man what he's doing in the area. Jonathan Pentland mugshot from April 14, 2021. Sarah Sicard is a Senior Editor with Military Times. 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". 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