But on this afternoon, Goodwin's phone still follows the cars rumbling downher Columbia, South Carolina, street. She's not just a heart-on-her-sleeve type person. Pentland didn't immediately respond to an email message seeking comment. The video doesn't show what started the conflict. "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.". Jonathan Eugene Pentland, a Fort Jackson sergeant, is charged with assault and battery third degree. "That could have been my baby," she says duringthe live stream. Presses record on thecamera. "I didn't do anything to you," the man said. She says she feels that she can change Philpott. Updated on: April 15, 2021 / 9:20 PM Even if thats not your intention.. "I'm about to do something to you. What was he doing? 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. 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. The 42-year-old Pentland is based at Fort Jackson in Columbia, according to now-deleted photos on his unit's Facebook page." In a statement, Fort Jackson Commander Brig. he screams. According to social media accounts connected to Pentland, he has been stationed at Fort Jackson since 2019 and has worked as a drill sergeant at the garrison, a 53,000-acre complex that trains 50% of all soldiers and 60% of women who enter the Army each year. Chance of rain 40%.. Chants for justicelinger in the background. ", First published on April 15, 2021 / 6:36 AM. They filmed a man who appeared to be Pentland leave his home overnight, bags tucked underin his arms,with the help of law enforcement. Soon, herview is blocked by bodies and bullhorns, signs and shirts with slogans. Two yard signs that said Black Lives Matter and Its about us were at one point erected on Pentlands lawn. "You have to talk through things everybody has different perspectives.". McCallum said the man, Jonathan Pentland, then pushed the young man. Authorities sought to focus Wednesday on Pentland. 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The young man was a victim, the individual that was arrested was the aggressor, and he's been dealt with accordingly," he continued. The reporter jumps in. It, is important to take note that no such charge exists in South Carolina. Voices raise, but she can't hear the words. I never thought I would be the one behind the camera recording something like this its been very emotional and overwhelming.. Asked on Twitter for his response to the video, Fort Jackson . "You're in the wrong neighborhood," Pentland, standing on the sidewalk, can be heard saying to the other man before using an expletive. Records indicated. In the video, Pentland repeatedly asked what the man was doing in his neighborhood. No explanation was given as to why the victims did not file complaints the days they occurred. If convicted, he faces up to 30 days in jail and a $500 fine. Gen. Patrick R. Michaelis has taken. 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. "I'll see you later," Philpott says as he walks back toward his bike. Its interesting that in getting to the bottom of two conflicting stories, you only release information about the victim. Asked at the news conference about people protesting in the neighborhood, the sheriff said there was no problem with people peacefully protesting.. The charge is a misdemeanor, and Pentland faces a fine of not more than $500, 30 days imprisonment, or both. 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. Gen. Patrick R. Michaelis has taken appropriate action in response to the conduct of Sgt. The reputation and esteem of your Army at Fort Jackson has taken a terrible blow these past two weeks. 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. Her phoneis getting too hot. The camera focuses on a broadcast journalist hunched over her phone, typing furiously. 1st Class Jonathan Pentland has been suspended from his instructor duties at Fort Jackson and is charged with third-degree assault and battery. "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. 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. He was taking pictures of the vehicles parked, as he says, illegally on the streets in his neighborhood. However, McCallum said there was one more interaction between Pentland and the young man. It's been two days since protests eruptedin her front yard. 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. This story has been shared 127,060 times. When the man tried to address Pentland's wife, Pentland shoved him, causing the man to almost fall, the video showed. She always tells her 16-year-old notto go for a walk. They own a home in The Lakes at Barony Place subdivision, where the encounter happened. 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. The activists were "loud, raucous, to me, personally, they were attempting to intimidate me," Gussays in the interview. That doesn't scare me,Goodwin 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. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott (right)answers questions from protesters about his leadership on Aug 29 at the South Carolina Statehouse. That was exactly what the almost 33-year-oldwanted to hear. 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. 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. "I thought we were getting somewhere with this," she says. 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. The time on the stream hits two hours and 19 minutes. During an afternoon news conference, Lott said the other man in the video wasn't a juvenile but declined to release his name. Read More: Army falsely denied Flynn's brother part of military response . A Facebook account that appears to be Pentlands was taken down Wednesday night. Goodwin gets it, she says. He declined to address several key questions. Sgt. 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. Read More This April 14, 2021, booking photo provided by the Richland County, S.C., detention center shows Jonathan Pentland, . They kept filming after the sun set and the protest numbers swelled into the hundreds, crammingthe street, sidewalk, Goodwin's yard. It's the sign itself. Others are too far away to join, commenting from China, the United Kingdom, countries in Africa. We acknowledged that there is a desire for a community-level engagement as we work jointly to find the appropriate path to community healing, according to Beagles statement. He came back through! Sgt. They talk about what Gus was doing at the protest, and why the crowd approached him. Either way, it merits questions., Ashley Heiberger, a former 22-year police officer who now teaches policing courses at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pa., said the departments decision to withhold information implicating Pentland looks unbalanced., When you only release that information, and nothing beyond that, it creates the impression that youre engaging in victim blaming, Heiberger said. File/Thomas Hammond/Special to the Post and Courier. Stay up to date with what you want to know. Her partner recorded a video of demonstrators peacefully assembling, some carrying Black Lives Matter signs. Lott said those reports may be connected to what happened, but it doesnt justify it. He also said other factors may be at play. She then immediately took out her phone and started recording. Cassie Pentland is the wife of US Army sergeant Jonathan Pentland who questioned violently forced a young black man to leave on Tuesday evening. The confrontation unfolded outside Pentlands home, officials say. Officials then said on Thursday that Pentland was suspended from instructor duties pending the investigation's completion and the outcome of the criminal charges. Goodwin thinks the wind blew it out into the street, and someone tossed it. Go away, right now, Pentland says in the first of many commands to leave the area. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott on April 14 offered details on a case involving an alleged assault of a Black man by a White Army soldier in South Carolina. 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. Sheriff Leon Lott said his department worked swiftly to bring this case to a conclusion. However, McCallum said there was one more. Columbia, SC 29204, News tips/online questions: webteam@postandcourier.com, Subscription questions: subserve@postandcourier.com, var html = new Date().getFullYear(); 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. Maurice Goodwinsays. I served for this country, so why should I fear my son being able to walk down the street? she said. ", Afterward, Deandre, who remains calm throughout the video, says, "You better not touch me," which prompts the aggressor to ask, "Or what? A new video shows a U.S. Army sergeant harassing and physically threatening a man who dared to walk while Black in their South Carolina neighborhood. Goodwin and Philpott continue to share their budding friendship through Facebook Lives. 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. 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. 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 an interview Wednesday night, Roach said the protest was seeking justice for the victim. Low 66F. Dozens of protesters. 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. He added, None of them justified the assault that occurred., It was terrible, it was unnecessary, it was a bad video, he added. Jonathan Pentland is a U.S. Army sergeant first class stationed at Fort Jackson near Columbia, South Carolina. But we've also got to change individual hearts, Goodwin says, and lead with love. Points a microphone toward his face. But Rep. Ivory Thigpen, a Democrat who represents The Summit neighborhood in his Columbia district, said he wasn't aware that Lott's department had distributed allegations against the victim, even though he met in person with Lott and had follow-up conversations during the week of the confrontation. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. "Talking is key. 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. . 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. | Terms of Use| Privacy Policy. Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion. She starts a new Facebook Live with the title "feeling optimistic. "It was nice talking with you.". Another complaint said the man picked up a womans baby without permission and tried to walk away on April 10. 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. It's just who he is, he says. But if he is going there, Goodwin says she is going to follow. The leaders at Fort Jackson in no way condone the behavior depicted in the video posted recently, Beagle said. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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.. He shoved the young man. He yelled the man was "walking in the wrong neighborhood." Neighbors said they are familiar with the victim and he does live nearby. On May 19, they painted together and talked about the Jonathan Pentland case, the first time since they met a month earlier because of it. He wrote the thing and already printed you a copy. It was just an argument until the mother-in-law goes from her house and she gets Mr. Pentland out of his house and thats when he came in. pic.twitter.com/HHZ15bhyEC. The three-minute clip doesnt show what sparked the altercation. We've got to protest. Sgt. Yes, he says. ", She had another question for him:Would you hang out? The three-minute video was first posted to Facebook on Monday by Shirrell Johnson and had been shared around 17,000 times. 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.". 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 . She did not share the incident report about the confrontation itself. It appears he has since posted bail. "I'm curious. Goodwin answered questions on camera earlier. 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. It was unnecessary," Lott said, noting he had met with community leaders and elected officials before speaking with reporters. Asked on Twitter for his response to the video, Fort Jackson Commanding Brig. Lott said that man had been involved in other incidents in the neighborhood in the days leading up to the video but said that "none of them justified the assault that occurred.". Jonathan Pentland was arrested on Wednesday morning, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said in a news conference. Heres what SC universities did, Goodwin sits on the couch in the living room on April 17. Either way, Lott would tell reporters those reports really dont justify the actions of (Pentland).. And dozens of those who watched the clip came here, where it was filmed, to demand justice and the end of the harassment Black Americans face even in their own backyards. Her Facebook viewers asked about what happened to him, what was his deal. 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. You have to talk through things everybody has different perspectives. Youre in the wrong neighborhood, mother(expletive)," Pentland says in the video to the Black man. "I want to know all about you, Gus," Goodwin says. 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. 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. They filmed the sheriff's deputy postedin the driveway across the street the morning after. "Talking is key," she says to her viewers. His full name is GusPhilpott. Were not going to let people be bullies in our community, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said at a news conference Wednesday. "Maybe we can change them, maybe we can't,"she says before turning off the camera. "You either walk away or I'm going to carry your a-- out of here," Pentland said in the video. "I'm about to do something to you," Pentland responded. It's black and white. Partly to mostly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms mainly during the evening. "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.". 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. Her heart might as well be her whole outfit. Beagle said while his command does not condone the actions depicted in the video, due process must be carried out. "So, I can keep going because I'm still live," Goodwin says. Lott said his investigators had turned their case over to prosecutors, who determined what charge to levy against Pentland. 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. His department also refused a request from the newspaper to review the responding deputy's body camera footage from the April 12 incident. Deputies were told that the man approached several neighbors in a threatening manner and that someone had asked Pentland to intervene, the agency said in a statement. In particular, she said it hurt her to hear someone tell a young Black man that he was in the wrong neighborhood, and needed to get out., It could have rubbed me the wrong way because he couldve easily said I didnt belong here and I live here, she said. They will ride bikes together tomorrow afternoon. If Pentland is found guilty of the assault charge he could face a fine of up to $500, as well as 30 days in prison. 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. 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. 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He shoved the young man. The aggressor in the video has been identified. They surround him in a matter of moments. She charges her phone on the front porch while he tries to inflate it. Other work can be found at National Defense Magazine, Task & Purpose, and Defense News. 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. Read moreSC House GOP approves asking voters to remove ban on taxes directly aiding private schools, The Post and Courier Columbia It appears he has since posted bail. "There was some other things that occurred that really doesn't justify the actions of [Pentland]," Lott said. Jonathan Pentland guilty Monday of assaulting a Black man in a northeast Columbia neighborhood in an incident that spawned protests . document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "© " + html; I thought they knew each other, McCallum said. 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. We've got to march for equality and safety. ", "Maybe we can change them, maybe we can't. 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. A retired Army staff sergeant, Roach said she felt upset that violence allegedly perpetrated by a fellow soldier could happen close to home. I intend to work closely with them to reestablish the mutual trust and kinship engendered by years of determined cooperation.. Update: This story has been updated to include information about Pentland's status from Fort Jackson media relations. In fact, he said he learned of the issues from a reporter. 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. Rules, any rules, from the school board election filing requirements to the HOA association bylaws, are his way of life. Lott became aware of the video when Lewis emailed it to him on the afternoon of April 13, emails obtained by The Post and Courier show. The video was the evidence the department needed to arrest Pentland and charge him with misdemeanor assault, Lott said. 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. They've gone shopping, shared a homecooked meal, danced together. On April 10, another report alleges the man repeatedly picked up a baby without permission and tried to walk away. Jonathan Pentland, a 42-year-old sergeant first class, was arrested on Wednesday and taken to the Richland County jail. We support the decision of the Fort Jackson Commanding General to look into this matter. 2101 Gervais Street McCallum says the conversation quickly got tenser and then other people began to gather around the woman and the young man. The video shows the White man, identified by Lott's department as 42-year-old Jonathan Pentland, hurling curse words and shoving the victim on the sidewalk of a neighborhood northeast of. They knew his name: Gus. 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. Anyone can be in our neighborhood, and they can stop him for any reason. Were going to stand up for our children, were going to stand up for our people and were not going to take it anymore.. 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 having an attorney. 1 team, Scooter's Coffee expanding to SC with 3 shops; 2 home decor stores open in Mount Pleasant, SC House GOP approves asking voters to remove ban on taxes directly aiding private schools, The Berkeley Independent - Moncks Corner, SC, By Joseph Cranney Efforts to reach Pentland were unsuccessful at the time of this writing. "I ain't playing with you. Pentlands since-deleted Facebook page said the couple have a young son and daughter. She and her husband streamed for almost 16hours total. 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. Philpott used to be a police officer. She said she showed the responding officer the video of the incident when the deputies arrived at the scene. The Black man was not charged in either incident. "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. Sgt. ", "He was at the wrong place at the wrong time. But that doesn't stop Goodwin from asking him questions. A magistrate judge found Fort Jackson Army Sgt. !," Johnson wrote, concluding her post. 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. He is a staff sergeant. 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. 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