Fort Jackson Suspends Drill Instructor Involved in Alleged Assault of Black Man
Screenshot from a viral video of a sidewalk confrontation in the town of Summit, South Carolina. (Screengrab from Shirell Johnson’s Facebook page)
15 Apr 2021
Army officials at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, have suspended a drill instructor who was arrested Wednesday after a viral video allegedly showed him assaulting a Black man in his neighborhood.
The Richland County Sheriff s Department charged Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Pentland with third-degree assault, then transferred the 42-year-old to Fort Jackson authorities late Wednesday evening. Pentland has been suspended from instructor duties pending the completion of the investigation and outcome of the criminal charges, Jackson spokeswoman Leslie Ann LA Sully said Thursday in a news release.