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Sgt Pentland was responding to a sexual assualt. We all know that, the media got it completely wrong pic.twitter.com/2zy8y9aNCd TrentCannon (@TheTrentCannon) April 18, 2021
The protester’s explanation is more or less confirmed by the black woman who created the notorious video: Pentland did not initiate the confrontation, he was called in by a woman seeking a protector. From The woman behind the viral video that captured Army Sergeant Jonathan Pentland shoving a Black man in a confrontation is speaking out.
Shadae McCallum told WCSC she had been on a walk in a South Carolina neighborhood Monday evening when she saw the
Women heard in viral neighborhood video speak out to WLTX Two Black women who happened to be walking through their neighborhood when they came upon a white Fort Jackson soldier harassing a Black man are speaking out.
As previously reported, viral video of the incident shows non-commissioned Army soldier
Jonathan Pentland of Fort Jackson berating a Black man walking down the sidewalk and shouting at him to leave the Columbia, South Carolina neighborhood known as The Summit. At one point, Pentland shoves the man. He’s since been charged with third-degree assault.
Shadae McCallum, who lived in the neighborhood and filmed the video, said that the Black man was first confronted by women in the neighborhood who accused him of bullying their children, which prompted Pentland to come out of the house and confront the Black man.
By Ty Ross
The viral video of Army Sergeant First Class Jonathan Pentland in a heated altercation with a young man in his neighborhood, has led to protests and the removal of the Pentland’s from their home.
A few short days ago Deandre, who is black, was walking through the neighborhood and approached by the aggressive drill instructor. It quickly escalated with Pentland shoving Deandre violently, and telling the young man he was in the wrong neighborhood.
The incident was filmed by Shadae McCallum, and immediately went viral when uploaded to social media soon after.
Pentland has since been charged by Richland Country police with third-degree assault and battery in addition to the charges he received for breaking Deandre’s phone.
April 14th, 2021
By Ty Ross
By now, most have probably seen the video of Sergeant First Class Jonathan Pentland, a Ft. Jackson, SC drill instructor, and his hostile interaction with a young black man walking in the neighborhood.
While the video is certainly shocking, what it isn’t is surprising. Not these days anyway.
Being originally from Charlotte, NC, about 90 miles north of the largest basic training facility in the country, I’m pretty familiar with Columbia. My mother, a retired Army First Sergeant, did her basic training at Ft. Jackson and was a drill instructor herself at the base. Unlike many areas in a state that leans red, Columbia is more liberal and split almost evenly among racial lines.