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UPDATE--
The young black man aggressively confronted by Army drill sergeant Jonathan Pentland is mentally ill and has been committed to a facility following the incident in a quiet gated community.
Pentland, 42, has been charged with third degree assault and battery after finding the man outside his large detached house and telling him: 'You've come to the wrong neighborhood motherf****r'.
The alleged victim - identified only as Deandre on social media - has been facing charges of trespass and animal cruelty from different incidents.
But he has now been determined mentally incapable of standing trial, a law enforcement source said.
He told Pentland he 'was walking to my house' during the confrontation, which was filmed in a three-minute clip that went viral - and sparked Black Lives Matter Protests outside the home near Columbia, South Carolina. And he appears confused but composed as Pentland aggressively accuses him of 'hanging around' the community for 15 minutes.
The soldier asks where Deandre lives and claims he is 'harassing the neighborhood'. Deandre replies he lives locally, which Pentland insists is not the case because it is a 'tight-knit community'.
The Staff Sergeant repeatedly yells at him and gets in his face.
He tells the man: 'You're in the wrong neighborhood. I ain't playing with you. I'm about to show you what I can do.'
He also says: 'Check it out, you can either walk away or I'm going to carry your a*s out.'
At one point he pushes the man, who almost falls to the ground.
In fact, Deandre does appear to have a close relative who lives just a 10-minute walk from the scene of confrontation. Houses in the area are of a very similar build. Pentland, an instructor at nearby Fort Jackson, fled his home with wife Cassie.
It was a still standing empty Friday night, with a broken upstairs window after the protests outside. It is not known where they are currently.
The father of two has been suspended from his drill instructor role until the outcome of the Department of Justice assault charge.
Brigadier General Milford Beagle Jnr, commander of Fort Jackson, said: 'Soldier conduct on and off duty must be exemplary to retain the trust of our communities and our nation.'
Dozens of Black Lives Matter protestors rallied outside Pentland's home at The Lakes at Barony Place in the Summit neighborhood of Richland County on Wednesday night, holding signs and chanting.
The career soldier faces 30 days in jail and a $500 fine if found guilty.
He is listed as having been detained in the Richland County Jail and issued a personal recognizance bond, according to online jail records.
He was originally handed a citation for malicious injury to property for slapping Deandre's phone out of his hand and cracking it, according to reports. Sheriff Leon Lott said Pentland was not arrested on the day of the incident as it took officers time to investigate properly.
UPDATE--
The young black man aggressively confronted by Army drill sergeant Jonathan Pentland is mentally ill and has been committed to a facility following the incident in a quiet gated community.
Pentland, 42, has been charged with third degree assault and battery after finding the man outside his large detached house and telling him: 'You've come to the wrong neighborhood motherf****r'.
The alleged victim - identified only as Deandre on social media - has been facing charges of trespass and animal cruelty from different incidents.
But he has now been determined mentally incapable of standing trial, a law enforcement source said.
He told Pentland he 'was walking to my house' during the confrontation, which was filmed in a three-minute clip that went viral - and sparked Black Lives Matter Protests outside the home near Columbia, South Carolina. And he appears confused but composed as Pentland aggressively accuses him of 'hanging around' the community for 15 minutes.
The soldier asks where Deandre lives and claims he is 'harassing the neighborhood'. Deandre replies he lives locally, which Pentland insists is not the case because it is a 'tight-knit community'.
The Staff Sergeant repeatedly yells at him and gets in his face.
He tells the man: 'You're in the wrong neighborhood. I ain't playing with you. I'm about to show you what I can do.'
He also says: 'Check it out, you can either walk away or I'm going to carry your a*s out.'
At one point he pushes the man, who almost falls to the ground.
In fact, Deandre does appear to have a close relative who lives just a 10-minute walk from the scene of confrontation. Houses in the area are of a very similar build. Pentland, an instructor at nearby Fort Jackson, fled his home with wife Cassie.
It was a still standing empty Friday night, with a broken upstairs window after the protests outside. It is not known where they are currently.
The father of two has been suspended from his drill instructor role until the outcome of the Department of Justice assault charge.
Brigadier General Milford Beagle Jnr, commander of Fort Jackson, said: 'Soldier conduct on and off duty must be exemplary to retain the trust of our communities and our nation.'
Dozens of Black Lives Matter protestors rallied outside Pentland's home at The Lakes at Barony Place in the Summit neighborhood of Richland County on Wednesday night, holding signs and chanting.
The career soldier faces 30 days in jail and a $500 fine if found guilty.
He is listed as having been detained in the Richland County Jail and issued a personal recognizance bond, according to online jail records.
He was originally handed a citation for malicious injury to property for slapping Deandre's phone out of his hand and cracking it, according to reports. Sheriff Leon Lott said Pentland was not arrested on the day of the incident as it took officers time to investigate properly.