"Well, I say, first of all, have one-on-one conversations, get acquainted with some white people," Gus says. Statement From Roger Stone In Response To The . She did not share the incident report about the confrontation itself. He previously lived in Wahiawa, Hawaii. He added, None of them justified the assault that occurred., It was terrible, it was unnecessary, it was a bad video, he added. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Joseph Cranney is an investigative reporter in Columbia, with a focus on government corruption and injustices in the criminal legal system. 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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. So, that means accepting him, too, and making sure he sees it and knows it. On April 10, another report alleges the man repeatedly picked up a baby without permission and tried to walk away. 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. pic.twitter.com/HHZ15bhyEC. Your Army is committed to confronting racism, extremism, and corrosive behaviors, but I must remain mindful of protecting due process in both the civil and military jurisdictions as this proceeds.. Yes, he says. Rules, any rules, from the school board election filing requirements to the HOA association bylaws, are his way of life. US Army sergeant Jonathan Pentland has been charged with third-degree assault after the video went viral Credit: Facebook Sergeant Pentland then appears to charge at the man and push him back, shouting: "You better walk away. Lott said it was a "swift response by law enforcement," but he did not say why the sheriff's department waited all day to make this announcement. "I want to know all about you, Gus," Goodwin says. 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. Philpott has a tire pump he keeps attached to his bike. According to WLTX, Richland County deputies said they were called to the neighborhood shortly after 8 p.m. and transported the family from the home to another location. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. She mentioned a second instance of assault not captured on video in which the man believed to be Pentland slapped Deandre's phone out of his hand and shattered it. Everyone is invited. 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. Gen. Milford H. Beagle Jr. issued a reaction. Lott did not share the news of the arrest until his news conference after 5:30 p.m. ET: An earlier version of this story identified Pentland as a U.S. Army staff sergeant. Chance of rain 40%. He declined to address several key questions. You have permission to edit this article. In videos shared on Snapchat and photos posted on Twitter, the crowd congregated past sunset, listening to speakers with a megaphone who spoke about racism, while deputies appeared to be monitoring the group. "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. Andthis afternoon, her phone's camera is fixed on a man she hasn't met yet, but she's seen before. 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.". Jonathan Eugene Pentland is a white soldier who has lived in different parts of the United States including Idaho, South Carolina, Colorado, Hawaii and New York. Philpott thinks someone from the HOA removed it. Pentlands military resume also includes a stint with the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division based at Fort Carson in Colorado. 1st Class Jonathan Pentland of misdemeanor assault and battery Aug. 23 after a two-day bench trial. The Richland County Sherrifs office declined to share a message. Not Goodwin. ET: An earlier version of this story identified Pentland as a staff sergeant captain. Goodwin tells her viewers the video isn't new. 1st Class Jonathan Pentland, who is based in Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina, as the racist in question after one account posted a video of a white man . Were not going to let people be bullies in our community, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said at a news conference Wednesday. 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He was in the good spirits, y'all. They surround him in a matter of moments. 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. An official for the HOA at The . Sgt. She will stream it from her Facebook page. she says. So he's back to the next item on histo-do list: That visit to the HOA office. A couple watches protesters march up Main St. during a protest calling for more serious charges against Fort Jackson soldier Jonathan Pentland in Columbia on April 15, 2021. Jonathan Pentland, 42, has been charged with third-degree assault following the incident in Columbia, South Carolina A viral video of an army sergeant pushing a Black resident in South. Goodwin andPhilpott sit on the same side of the booth at Applebee's. Jonathan Eugene Pentland, a Fort Jackson sergeant, is charged with assault and battery third degree. 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.". Gen. Patrick R. Michaelis has taken. I intend to work closely with them to reestablish the mutual trust and kinship engendered by years of determined cooperation.. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Im really just trying to move forward and get back to normal, she said. 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. Lott is facing new questions over his department's handling of a viral April 14 incident between a White soldier and Black man. Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. It lasts for an hour and 11 minutes. 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. An attorney for Pentland said he is looking into challenging the decision. Gen. Milford Beagle Jr., said in a statement. 2101 Gervais Street McCallum said the man, Jonathan Pentland, then pushed the young man. As seen on a viral video, 42-year-old Jonathan Pentland shoved 22-year-old Deandre Williams in a residential community in Richland County. This April 14 booking photo provided by the Richland County, S.C., detention center shows Jonathan Pentland. Goodwin's video passesthe54-minute mark. Sgt. Thanks for contacting us. ", Fort Jackson suspends soldier arrested after video of confrontation with Black man in South Carolina, 'We just stayed together': How George Floyd protests sprouted activism in Clemson, Central, College students urged change after George Floyd's murder. Efforts to reach Pentland were unsuccessful at the time of this writing. Grating contrast was varied to measure contrast response functions (CRFs) for all attention and stimulation combinations. Jonathan Pentland, a 42-year-old sergeant first class, was arrested on Wednesday and taken to the Richland County jail. 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. She opened a hair salon. 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 neighborhood, authorities said. Low 66F. After @Angry_Staffer tweeted on Tuesday, "Hey @fortjackson / @fortjacksoncg, do you condone this behavior from Staff Sergeant Pentland?," Fort Jackson and its Commanding Brig. "We will get to the bottom of this ASAP," Beagle responded to @Angry_Staffer on Tuesday. 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. What started out as peaceful demonstrations became disruptive, a sheriffs department spokeswoman said Wednesday evening. He wrote the thing and already printed you a copy. Pentland did not immediately. He will have to choose between 30 days in jail or a . (Video: Richland County Sheriff's Department). "Thank you," he says, and he rolls past Goodwin toward the television news crew perched at the foot of her front porch. Nothing? Instead, the release pointed to the victims behavior, and complaints that the victim, prior to the confrontation with Pentland, allegedly committed multiple assaults. 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. It did not indicate Pentland had committed a crime. It's the sign itself. 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. 1st Class Jonathan Pentland shoved and pursued a Black man through his Columbia, South Carolina, neighborhood in a viral video this April. I decided to record the incident in order to protect this black man from possibly becoming a statistic pic.twitter.com/fdgfAmc6zb. Shirell Johnson / Facebook. Jonathan Pentland was arrested on Wednesday morning, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said in a news conference. 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. "If we get harassed, everybody gets harassed," Lavonna Goodwin says. 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. 1st Class Jonathan Pentland has been suspended from his instructor duties at Fort Jackson and is charged with third-degree assault and battery. A retired Army staff sergeant, Roach said she felt upset that violence allegedly perpetrated by a fellow soldier could happen close to home. Brig. You have to talk through things everybody has different perspectives. Goodwin can only be silent for another two minutes. 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 . Commenters on the video said they had reached out to the Richland County Sheriff's Department asking for additional charges to be filed. It's April 14, and she is ready. Through a spokeswoman, Lott declined to address the department's reasons for releasing the reports. Low 66F. 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. Cassie Pentland is the wife of US Army sergeant Jonathan Pentland who questioned violently forced a young black man to leave on Tuesday evening. Pentland didn't immediately respond to an email message seeking comment. he screams. Others are too far away to join, commenting from China, the United Kingdom, countries in Africa. Background: Fort Jackson suspends soldier arrested after video of confrontation with Black man in South Carolina. "I remain deeply concerned for the members of our Army family, the young man and his family, and the tensions that activities like this amplify over time; please be patient as facts are determined.". He came back through! Pentland has said he feared for his and his wifes safety, and the young man is accused of earlier assaults. It was unnecessary," Lott said, noting he had met with community leaders and elected officials before speaking with reporters. "I'm curious. Users identified 42-year-old Sgt. "So, I can keep going because I'm still live," Goodwin says. "We have to start somewhere," she says. She said she showed the responding officer the video of the incident when the deputies arrived at the scene. She charges her phone on the front porch while he tries to inflate it. another protester can be heard shouting in the background. We support the decision of the Fort Jackson Commanding General to look into this matter. Pentland is a sergeant first class, according to military officials. Social media accounts linked to Pentland said he was a drill sergeant and has been stationed at Fort Jackson since 2019, according to the Associated Press. That's on the business card he pulls out. I aint playing with you. "You're in the wrong neighborhood," Pentland, standing on the sidewalk, can be heard saying to the other man before using an expletive. "There go Gus, y'all!" View the profiles of people named Jonathan Pentland. Points a microphone toward his face. 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. A judge convicted Sgt. 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. Goodwin gets it, she says. Jonathan Pentland's neighborhood are worried they're gonna end up suffering because he decided to confront a Black man walking on his block. It appears he has since posted bail. "It wasjust a guy riding a bike into the neighborhood. Jonathan Pentland, 42 . The time on the stream hits two hours and 19 minutes. In an interview Wednesday night, Roach said the protest was seeking justice for the victim. But if he is going there, Goodwin says she is going to follow. Gus keeps his helmet on and his bike by his side. There was some other things that occurred that really doesnt justify the actions of Pentland, Lott said at Wednesdays news conference. She pointsher phone toward her face as they walk back to her car. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. "I ain't playing with you. Facebook gives people the. All rights reserved. ", "He was at the wrong place at the wrong time. 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. 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. They own a home in The Lakes at Barony Place subdivision, where the encounter happened. "The leaders at Fort Jackson in no way condone the behavior depicted in the video posted recently," the Fort Jackson commander, Brig. 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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. Gen. Milford Beags Beagle Jr. has officially turned over all proceedings to the civilian system. The camera focuses on a broadcast journalist hunched over her phone, typing furiously. He spent seven months learning hypnosis. He has been released from jail on a personal recognizance bond, according to. Dozens of protesters. The reports redacted the names of each individual, leaving only the suggestion that the Black man involved in the confrontation had committed the acts against White residents. 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. 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