In South Carolina (USA), the sergeant of the Jonathan Pentland army was arrested after a video appeared on the network, imprinted his threatening and pushing black young man. The man is accused of attacking and depositing. It is reported by CNN.
As the Sheriff of Ricland District, Leon Lott, 42-year-old Military was arrested in the morning on Wednesday, April 14th. According to prison records, he was later released from prison on bail. At the same time, the sheriff stressed that the authorities do not intend to put up with such actions.
The authorities claim that the video captures the moment as Pentland asks a young black man what he does next to his house. He answered that she was walking. Then the military pushes it, threatens and screams, demanding to leave. He also “knocked the victim’s phone from his hand.” At the same time, the camera has not captured the beginning of a quarrel and its reason.
Military explained his actions to fears for his safety and safety of his wife. “There was still something that really does not justify the actions of the suspect,” Lott emphasized, without going into details. The management of the sheriff added that it is about two other incidents associated with the black young man.
On Thursday, April 15, the Sheriff’s Department confirmed that on the eve of the evening the military dwelling was defiled by “unknown demonstrators.” The area of his stay was not blocked, but the Pentland and his family were delivered to a safe place after their home was subjected to vandalism. “
Previously, the police in the US shot hospitalized black: during the search he was discovered a gun, after which the shootout occurred. According to the official report of the head of the local police, Jackson resisted arrest and opened fire for law enforcement. According to another version, he could be a victim of police violence.
In the US, the protests for racial injustices of the police have been continuing for several days. They flared up after a policeman in the Minneapolis confused the electric shock and the gun and caused a deadly firearm of an African American. Her bosses stated that it was an accident.