Jonathan Pentland s Family Moved for Their Safety After Protesters Attack Home
On 4/15/21 at 4:32 AM EDT
The family of a South Carolina Army drill sergeant, who is under investigation after allegedly assaulting a Black man, has been moved from their home for their safety, according to police.
The family of Johnathan Pentland, 42, were taken from their home in Summit, near Columbia, after protestors gathered outside on Wednesday.
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In a tweet posted on Wednesday night, the Richland County Sheriff s Department (RCSD) confirmed the family had been moved away from the property and claimed the home had been damaged.
It read: The protests at the Pentland home have become violent. The family was removed after it was vandalized. They were moved to another location and the neighborhood is being closed off except to residents. Please stay out of the area.
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South Carolina authorities have charged a White Army drill sergeant with misdemeanor assault after he appeared on video shoving and shouting at a Black man on a suburban sidewalk earlier this week.
Authorities have identified Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pentland, 42, as the aggressor who demands that a smaller, unidentified Black man walk away repeatedly. We gave the facts of the case that we have and the evidence we have to the solicitor’s office, and also presented to a magistrate, and that’s who determined what charge would be brought, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said during a Wednesday evening news conference.
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Apr 14, 2021 5:10 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– A viral video has drawn the attention of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department and Fort Jackson. The video shows an altercation between a white man and a black man in front of a home in the Summit, a neighborhood in northeast Richland County.
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott held a press conference about the video seen by so many. The sheriff identified the white man in the video as Jonathan Pentland and said he has been charged with assault and battery third degree.
Jonathan Pentland
Courtesy: Richland County Sheriff’s Department
Pentland, a sergeant first class, was filmed shoving a Black man in his neighborhood on Monday.
The commanding general of Pentland s base strongly condemned the behavior in the video.
A US Army noncommissioned officer who was filmed shoving a Black man in his South Carolina neighborhood earlier this week has been charged with third-degree assault, the Associated Press reported.
Jonathan Pentland, a 42-year-old sergeant first class, was arrested on Wednesday and taken to the Richland County jail. It appears he has since posted bail.
Pentland did not immediately respond to Insider s email for comment.
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.