{"id":24581,"date":"2021-09-03T16:50:44","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T16:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/09\/03\/drill-sergeant-convicted-of-assault-in-viral-video-gets-admin-action-moves-to-next-duty-station\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:20:24","slug":"drill-sergeant-convicted-of-assault-in-viral-video-gets-admin-action-moves-to-next-duty-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2021\/09\/03\/drill-sergeant-convicted-of-assault-in-viral-video-gets-admin-action-moves-to-next-duty-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Drill sergeant convicted of assault in viral video gets admin action, will PCS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army has taken administrative action against the Fort Jackson, South Carolina, drill sergeant caught in a viral video assaulting a Black man in his neighborhood, officials announced Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2021\/08\/24\/drill-sergeant-found-guilty-of-assault-after-shoving-black-man-in-viral-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">convicted Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Pentland of misdemeanor assault and battery<\/a> Aug. 23 after a two-day bench trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFort Jackson Commander Brig. Gen. Patrick R. Michaelis has taken appropriate action in response to the conduct of Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Pentland,\u201d said Fort Jackson spokesperson LA Sully in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Richland County trial is complete,\u201d Michaelis said in the release. \u201cWe are the nation\u2019s Army and we continue to value and strengthen our shared trust with our local communities. Soldiers are trained to conduct themselves in a respectful manner and adhere to the Army values.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey are also held accountable when they do not,\u201d Michaelis said<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2021\/08\/24\/drill-sergeant-found-guilty-of-assault-after-shoving-black-man-in-viral-video\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pentland.png.png?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Drill sergeant found guilty of assault after shoving Black man in viral video<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Pentland was found guilty of misdemeanor assault and battery.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drill sergeant \u201chas fulfilled his assignment obligation at Fort Jackson,\u201d and will soon PCS to a new duty station, Sully said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentland\u2019s discipline consisted of \u201cadministrative action,\u201d Sully added when reached by Army Times. \u201cDue to privacy considerations there is nothing else that can be released about this matter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Administrative action \u2014 which typically does not include UCMJ action or Article 15 nonjudicial punitive actions \u2014 encompasses a broad range of potential punishments that includes negative counseling statements, memoranda of reprimand, barring reenlistment, or even involuntary discharges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentland\u2019s attorney ruled out discharge in a phone interview with Army Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t know the exact details, but I know that he still has a job,\u201d said Benjamin Stitely, who represented Pentland at trial. \u201cHe\u2019s glad that his side of the story got to be told, finally.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stitely said that Pentland is not appealing his conviction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the video of the assault that went viral earlier this year, Pentland pursued and shoved a Black man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentland can be heard saying, \u201cYou either walk away or I\u2019m going to carry your ass out of here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He continued to follow the Black man \u2014 later identified as Deandre Williams \u2014 down the sidewalk, adding, \u201cLet\u2019s go, walk away. I\u2019m about to do something to you. You better start walking right now\u2026 you\u2019re in the wrong neighborhood motherfucker. Get out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The trial revealed that Richland County, South Carolina, authorities had previously responded to calls claiming that the victim, Deandre Williams, was harassing women in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestate.com\/news\/local\/crime\/article253636288.html#storylink=mainstage_lead\">The State reported tearful testimony<\/a> from Williams\u2019 father revealing that the victim, who is shorter and weighs around a hundred pounds less than Pentland, had suffered brain damage during a bout with lymphoma \u2014 a type of cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe doesn\u2019t quite understand things as we would,\u201d said his father, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/columbia\/news\/white-fort-jackson-soldier-guilty-of-assault-in-shoving-black-man-that-was-caught-on\/article_2375eb1e-0411-11ec-b715-b3c4a4b6d004.html\" target=\"_blank\">according to the Post and Courier<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentland ultimately apologized for the impact of his actions but not for the assault itself, the Post and Courier reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s embarrassing to the community, I\u2019m sorry for the way it escalated, anybody looking back at this, you can watch that video and 100 percent see that it looks worse than it is,\u201d Pentland said. \u201cI did what I felt I had to do to protect my friends and family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI stand by what I did,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Military Times senior editor Sarah Sicard contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I went for a walk yesterday evening and I encountered a young man (Deandre)in distress. 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