", "What [are] you going to do you [are] going to stay in here every night? In general, please be at least bearable to other users. As Deandre turns to talk to her, Pentland charges at him, aggressively shoving him seeing him nearly hit the floor. The suspended army sergeant, who outweighed Williams by a visibly large amount, began pushing Williams and shouting at him. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. The video sparked protests outside Pentlands house in The Summit during much of April 14. Hes due back in court May 28. 1st Class Jonathan Pentland. A Black Lives Matter protester surrounded by others rallying outside the South Carolina home of suspended soldier Jonathan Pentland made a sickening confession that he was dying of COVID-19. Officers arrested Ellis and then learned he had warrants for his arrest from the Richland County Sheriffs Department. Stitely decried the way people labeled Pentland a bully and a racist. Pentland was ordered to pay a fine of just over $1,000 or face 30 days in jail. I have COVID. Gen. Milford Beagle Jr., said in a tweet. I hope the reports are thoroughly investigated and lying neighbors also have consequences when what they say happened is proven false by all their "ring" doorbells, And based on the exchange - I think the kid was about to prove he'd lived there longer and whitey knew it too, Dishonorable discharge for this racist garbage. At the end of the confrontation, when Williams was walking away, Williams points his phone at Pentlands house and mentioned coming back, according to testimony from Pentland, Hernandez, Wilson and Pentlands wife. According to investigators, cell phone video shows Ellis smashing a light on the Pentland home with a baseball bat and later disposing of the baseball bat down a storm drain. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. However, he insinuated that Williams posed a threat to him and his family despite the fact Williams appears to be avoiding confrontation throughout the video. Gt out.. They are also held accountable when they do not.". The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. And he wont be promoted in the army anymore. I would never have put my hands on him, except in self defense. As a young man, if I go on a walk, I shouldnt feel any form of pressure," Williams said. The activist, named by local paper The State as Navy veteran Shea Harley, initially wore two masks as he screamed his outrage toward the Summit home of the drill sergeant who is charged with assaulting a black man after confronting him in a now-viral video. Listen on iHeartRadio. Pentland testified he didnt physically touch Williams, but Williams said Pentland caught his arm. Pentland, meanwhile, has been charged with third-degree assault and battery Wednesday and has also been suspended from his duties. Williams, witnesses say, was preparing to strike or verbally attack the women, who were three or four feet behind Pentland. Pentland's case first made national headlines back in April when he was recorded accosting Williams as he walked through a South Carolina neighborhood. Deputies said the man was caught on camera vandalizing Jonathan Pentland's home. Pentland then swatted the phone out of Williams hand. As seen on a viral video, 42-year-old Jonathan Pentland shoved 22-year-old Deandre Williams in a residential community in Richland County. It even led to protests in the neighborhood as some in the community called for justice in the case. Youre in th wrong nighborhood mothrfucker. His third-degree assault charge is a misdemeanor and he faces a fine of not more than $500 and/or 30 days behind bars. "My husband was the barrier," she testified. On April 14, the home of Jonathan Pentland was vandalized: a window was broken, as well as some outdoor lights. I live here," the victim continues in the video. Click or tap here to report it. He was angry by the time he approached me. "I'm just thankful that we were able to get things done. Jonathan Pentland has been found guilty after he was recorded shoving and harassing a young Black man named Deandre Williams in a Im about to show you what I can do.". Pentland was charged with third-degree assault and suspended from his post after he was caught on camera pushing and yelling at a man named Deandre who Shortly thereafter, Pentland was suspended. "global": { Jonathan Pentland. ! he wrote. The woman, Hernandez, cried out yelling for someone to call 911, Wilson testified. They wanted to make up a bully for TVs sake.. Wake up to the day's most important news. The defense argued this was political interference, but McDaniels said the evidence was strong enough against Pentland that he would have signed the arrest warrant even without Lotts involvement. First Class Jonathan Pentlands assault case has been turned over to local authorities in South Carolina by Fort Jackson Commanding Brig. He was telling me he did nothing wrong, Hernandez said. I wasnt in a place to try and have a confrontation with anyone.. Glad his career is over. Williams spoke to the threat that Pentland posed him that day and the threat he could potentially post to others. You can't have a situation where half a law enforcement organization is doing an investigation and not turning it over,"Stitely told the court Aug. 23. I don't think anybody wants to see these types of things to go down.". The threat was not him walking toward his wife, McDaniels said. Pentland said he regretted the backlash that came from his confrontation with Williams, but stood by his actions. Its clear this was moreso a bullying situation that resulted in assault.. Gospel Hits for St. Louis. A neighbor who lives across the street from the Pentlands, Kimberly Hernandez, testified Williams had acted erratically toward her daughter, making her uncomfortable enough that Hernandez asked the man to leave her alone. 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Now we see this soldier for the racist he is and his influence in society is hopefully curtailed. Pentland was charged April 14 with pushing 22-year-old Deandre Williams two days earlier during a walk in a sprawling, diverse neighborhood northeast of Columbia. A U.S. Army sergeant seen in viral video shoving and intimidating a Black man on a South Carolina suburban street was suspended Thursday. He was already erratic and jumping back and forth. His wife, Cassie Pentland can also be heard shouting the man in the clip, calling him "an aggressor," before later telling him: "You are acting like a child. First Class Jonathan Pentland, stationed at Fort Jackson, was charged with third-degree assault and battery in the April 8 incident, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said earlier in April. Around the time Wilson called 911, Hernandez and Williams stopped their argument and Hernandez went over to Pentlands house, ringing the doorbell and banging on the door, multiple witnesses said. As the video of the altercation went viral and drew backlash Lott decided to file charges against Pentland, even as Pentland was still being interviewed by an investigator, McDaniels testified Monday. Are there any actual black people on these subs? Instead, the judge determines the verdict. The situation stemmed from an incident that happened in the Summit neighborhood in northeast Richland County back on April 12, 2021. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns. Authorities say the bat was recovered and taken in as evidence. It makes things easier on everyone. In the prosecutions closing statements, they played body cam video from an officer who interviewed Pentland immediately following the incident in which Pentland said, I apologize, I should not have gotten as aggressive as I did.. 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Taijier Ellis, 25, is charged with malicious injury to real property and breach of peace. Sgt. He appeared in bond court before Magistrate Phillip Newsom and was released on a $2,125 personal Officials say Columbia police arrested him and turned him over to Richland County deputies when they learned he had active warrants. The incident was seen by some as another moment of racism against a Black man. The reports says he "almost walked off with a baby" and no one reported that till later? We are the nation's Army and we continue to value and strengthen our shared trust with our local communities. In the world of criminal law, this is probably the most banal third-degree assault and battery you'll see in the next six months. Soldier conduct on and off duty must be exemplary to retain the trust of our communities and our nation, the Fort Jackson commander, Brig. House Republicans reached exactly the number of votes needed to advance the measure to the Senate, where its fate is far less certain. He then beat his chest as he shouted about how he came from my home to be at the rally Wednesday. On April 14, the home of Jonathan Pentland was vandalized: a window was broken, as well as some outdoor lights. Authorities say a judge ordered Ellis to pay a $2395.50 fine. 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 It was the videos, pictures and information from people at the scene that were instrumental in getting Ellis identified and ultimately arrested, Sheriff Leon Lott said. I never, never want to break his phone, Pentland said. Just after 3:00 p.m., he was booked into the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Columbia. I wasn't trying to pick a fight.". 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. Sheriff Leon Lott later said that man had been involved in other incidents in the neighborhood in the days leading up to the video but none of them justified the assault that occurred.. He doesnt quite understand things as we would, his father, Demetrius, said before breaking down in tears. He was arrested April 14 at 8:30 a.m. Pentland was found guilty of third degree assault and battery earlier this month. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Pentland has been working since 2019 as a drill instructor at Fort Jackson, a US Army base that is located in South Carolina, Pentland was not arrested on the day of the incident, but an investigation is underway as the US Department of Justice looks into the attack, BLM protesters descended to Pentlands home to demand answers regarding the altercation, Cassie Pentland can also be heard shouting the man in the clip, calling him "an aggressor," before later telling him: "You are acting like a child. Jonathan Pentland, 42, is a drill sergeant and US Army sergeant first class who approached a Black man on the sidewalk in a South Carolina subdivision in April of 2021. Throughout the trial, the defense kept asking the question what would you do? if someone were in Pentlands position. This April 14, 2021, booking photo provided by the Richland County, S.C., detention center shows U.S. Army Sgt. Pentland's wife, Cassie, said on the stand she was fearful that Williams was going to charge at her at the time of the shove, which "created space" to ward him off. Pentland didn't use any slurs during the run-in, according to witness testimony and the film clip, and race was never mentioned during the trial. All I was trying to do was to keep him focused on me. I didnt want him stopping my daughter anytime he was outside.. Sgt. Winds light and variable.. Cloudy skies. Thecell phone video showed a man, identified by law enforcement as Pentland, having a confrontation with a young man walking in the neighborhood in Columbia near Pentland's home. Gen. Milford H. Beagle Jr. While I have the authority to take action under the Uniform Code of Military Justice or take other administrative actions, I have the utmost confidence in our civilian criminal system and trust that it will reach a fair and just resolution of this case, Beagle said in a statement. , Post and Courier, an Evening Post Publishing Newspaper Group. Visit The State (Columbia, S.C.) at www.thestate.com. field59.ipo = { You trespassed on Pentlands property and knowingly exposed ppl to a deadly virus (you said you were dying), one commentator told him. But Shawn McDaniels, the Richland County sergeant who signed Pentlands arrest warrant, said Pentlands admission of shoving Williams during a suspect interview and analysis of the video justified charging him. Im sure hes going to be busted down 3 ranks, lose pay, and have to pull some extra duty. After seeing Hernandez and Williams arguing, neighborRenee Wilsontestified that she called 911 after hearing a man and a woman screaming louder and louder at each other. High 78F. According to officials, a judge ordered You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Army sergeant Johnathan Pentland, 42, was seen in a video leaving his family house in Richland County on Thursday morning. Williams was yelling so loud and got so close to Hernandez, he was unintentionally spitting in her face, she testified. And Im sick, he shouted leading several others to hastily step away from him as the minute-long clip ended. In the viral video documenting the racist attack on Deandre, Pentland was becoming angrier saying that the man doesnt live in the neighborhood despite the victim explaining he also lives in the area: "I'm about to do something to you, you better start walking," he raged. document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "© " + html; Those are racist lies covering for their racist neighbor. Not in any way do I feel things should be this way," Williams told the court after the verdict. Get the latest news 24/7 on The Black Information Network. Sign up to receive a daily email of today's top military news stories from Stars and Stripes and top news outlets According to officials, a judge ordered Pentland to either spend 30 days in jail or pay a $1,087 fine for the guilty verdict. If he was found guilty, Pentland will face up to 30 days in prison and will be penalized with a $500 fine. The daughter-in-law came back but Williams followed, Hernandez said. Pentlands base at Fort Jackson announced his suspension from instructor duties, pending an investigation and the outcome of his criminal case. I would have never put my hands on him other than self-defense, Pentland testified Monday. A video of the assault began circulating social media on April 12. You have permission to edit this article. I would never have harmed him," Pentland testified Aug. 23. This happened after a day of protests in the Summit neighborhood over a video showing Pentland confronting a man on a sidewalk and telling him he did not belong there. All Rights Reserved. Even if I wanted to scratch the first and second assault because they were near his wife and neighbors, at (the third) point he was walking away, and because he had his phone up lawfully, thats an assault, McDaniels said. Jonathan Pentland, 42, will spend either 30 days in jail or pay a $1,087 fine after the guilty verdict from Magistrate Judge Diedra Wilson Hightower onthe misdemeanor charge. Convicted of third-degree assault, Pentland must decide between a 30-day jail sentence or a fine of $1,087. You are talking to my wife right now," the soldier warns. He was arrested around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday on Gervais Street in downtown Columbia. There was also another instance of Pentland pushing the victim after the video ended and he knocked the victims phone from his hand after the victim began taking pictures of his home. A bench trial does not include a jury. Thanks for contacting us. Pentland, meanwhile, has been charged with Williams father testified that his son, once a high-performing student, suffered potential brain damage after suffering from lymphoma, a type of cancer. Pentland will be transferred to a new assignment at an unnamed duty station. A DRILL sergeant who attacked a black man walking in his South Carolina neighborhood has fled after Black Lives Matter protesters rallied in front of his home. US Army sergeant Jonathan Pentland has been charged with third-degree assault after the video went viral Credit: Facebook. For his part, Pentland stands by his actions. Sergeant Pentland then appears to Jonathan Pentland, who was found guilty of assault on a Black man, is leaving the Columbia Army Installation, according to a statement from base "I aint playing with you. A native of Boston, he spent three years at the Greenwood Index-Journal and has won multiple South Carolina Press Association awards for his reporting. I wasnt supposed to be out there because I was recovering from COVID-19, but I had to let Johnathan Eugene Pentland KNOW!! Jonathan Pentland has been charged with third-degree assault. WebMale Karen Jonathan Pentland, who is a US Army Sergeant, has a public freakout over his Black neighbor going fora. 2101 Gervais Street Distributed byTribune Content Agency, LLC. Listen now on the iHeartRadio app or click HERE to tune in live. Fort Jackson Army Sgt. 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. Throughout the trial, Williams mental state was contrasted against the demeanor of Pentland. Fort Jackson Army Sgt. According to reports, authorities initially handed Pentland a citation for malicious injury to property for slapping the man's phone out of his hand and smashing it. Anybody looking back at this, you can watch that video and 100% see that it looks worse than it is. According to the Military Times, Sgt. Pentland has said he feared for his and his wifes safety, and the young man is accused of earlier assaults, The Washington Post reported. Pentland alsophysically assaultedthe man by pushing him and slapping his hand so hard that his cellphone fell and cracked. The man we arrested was the aggressor.. His half-hearted mea culpa did not get much support. Hes a drill sergeant and hes used to people doing what he says.. Asked about the hours and days leading up to the altercation, McDaniels said those were closed cases and not relevant to the video evidence of Pentland shoving Williams. The video then showed him throwing the bat in a storm drain, where deputies later recovered it as evidence. I went outside expecting them to be right outside and I saw my daughter-in-law arguing with him and I told her to quickly come back to the house, Hernandez said. He was defending his family and friends, Stitely said. Punished for Stopping Black Misbehavior. Ellis is not allowed to contact Pentland and is not allowed to return to the scene of the incident, the judge ruled. From the perspective of the defense and several neighbors, Williams had been belligerent leading up to the evening ofApril 12. I would think he would start to walk away, but immediately he would come back and come back to me, Hernandez said. Just before Ellis arrest, police were called to Gervais Street on reports of a man looking into cars and trying to get into a closed business. Williams motions his hand to point backward and focuses on the women behind Pentland. His pride is hurt, Walton said. "I did what I felt I had to do to protect my friends and family.". Im about to do somthing to you. I do not want to take any actions now that could interfere with the fair resolution of civilian criminal charges., I want to reiterate that the command in no way condones the behaviors and actions depicted, he continued. We will provide more information when a decision about how to proceed is made," Fort Jackson stated. Jonathan Pentland, 42, was charged Wednesday and listed as detained in the Richland County jail and issued a personal recognizance bond, according to online Gen. Patrick Michaelis says "appropriate action" has been taken in response to the conduct of Sgt. The clip did not show what led up to the confrontation, but a woman could be heard accusing the stranger of picking a fight with some random young lady, which he denied. Jonathan Pentland, 42, on Monday aggressively confronted a young black man named only as Deandre. Part of HuffPost News. As the verdict was shared, Pentland attempted to apologize for his actions. "Youre in the wrong neighborhood, mother f****r," Pentland says. White Fort Jackson soldier guilty of assault in shoving Black man that was caught on video, By Adam Benson According to First Sgt. The Richland County Sheriffs Departmentcharged Pentland days after video hit social media showing the Army sergeant yelling at the man and telling him to get out of theBarony Placeneighborhood in the Summit. Pentland was sentenced to either 30 days in prison or a fine of $1,087. Adam Benson/Staff. SheriffLeon Lottsaid Pentland became physical with the man, warranting a third degree assault and battery charge. Jonathan Pentland lawyer says soldier is separated from family In the viral video, the soldier continuously goes toe to toe with the black victim, identified only as Deandre, after accusing him of "hanging around" and "harassing the neighborhood.". Example video title will go here for this video. Partly cloudy this morning, then becoming cloudy during the afternoon. Jonathan Pentlandguilty Monday of assaulting a Black man in a northeastColumbianeighborhood in an incident that spawned protests, riled emotions and captured national attention. Meanwhile, BLM protesters descended to Pentlands home to demand answers regarding the altercation. Pentland has not been relocated but the Richland County Sheriffs Department doesnt know where he is, a department spokesperson told the Daily Mail on Friday. Jonathan Pentland, who is a U.S. Army soldier assigned to Fort Jackson, was arrested at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday and was booked at the Alvin S. Glenn Taijier Isaiah EllisCourtesy: Richland County Sheriffs Department. As the video gained traction outline, Fort Jackson issued a statement. That is 100% true and the reports are likely lies. COLUMBIA, S.C. In what has been called a final statement in the case, Fort Jackson Commander Brig. He was arrested April 14 at 8:30 a.m. Pentland was found guilty of third degree assault and battery earlier this month. Not very smart., Pentland, who is white and based at nearby Fort Jackson, went viral after he was filmed shoving a smaller black man and telling him he was in the wrong neighborhood, motherfer.. I did what I felt I had to do to protect my friends and family.". The community has shown that they will not tolerate these criminal acts undermining their right to peacefully protest.. Pentland has been working since 2019 as a drill instructor at Fort Jackson, a US Army base that is located in South Carolina. They didnt want the truth. 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