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Aug 25, 2021 · Follow Law&Crime: 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. As seen on a viral video, 42-year-old Jonathan Pentland shoved 22-year-old Deandre Williams in a residential community in Richland County.
Aug 24, 2021 · Pentland must either serve 30 days in jail or pay a $1,087, according to the Post and Courier.The sentence was imposed by local magistrate judge Diedra Wilson Hightower. In the viral video ...
- Who Is Deandre?
- Jonathan Pentland Has Been Charged with Second-Degree Assault
- Jonathan Pentland's Home Vandalized
The young Black man seen in the video above has been identified as Deandre. Throughout the ordeal, he was maintaining a calm demeanor and didn't react recklessly even after being pushed around violently. The video began with Pentland asking Deandre to walk away from the neighborhood while implying the latter didn't belong there. Deandre insisted th...
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. The US Department of Justice is also investigating the matter.
The public outrage and fury against Pentland and his wife, who was also heard making remarks against Deandre in the video, culminated in their house being vandalized. A statement from Richland County Sheriff's Office asked people to stay out of the area as the protests at the Pentland residence had turned violent. "The protests at the Pentland home...
Aug 24, 2021 · Pentland testified that he was trying to protect his family from a man acting strangely. The man he shoved, 22-year-old Deandre Williams, said he was trying to avoid a confrontation.
- Mary Ellen Cagnassola
Aug 25, 2021 · The white Army sergeant filmed pushing and threatening a Black 22-year-old named Deandre Williams in a video that went viral in April has been convicted of third-degree assault and battery.. CNN ...
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Aug 25, 2021 · RICHMOND COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA: A South Carolina judge has allowed drill sergeant Jonathan Pentland to chose between jail time and a fine, in a controversial ruling on August 23. The options came after Pentland was found guilty of third-degree assault by Judge Diedra Simmons, over a viral video where he was seen shoving a Black man in April.
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Apr 15, 2021 · Video (detailed below) of the incident shows Pentland asking Deandre what he is doing in the neighborhood before repeatedly telling him to "go away." The footage does not capture what prompted the ...
