Sheriff Leon Lott announces the arrest of Johnette Pinckney-Martinez (DOB: 08/03/77) after assaulting an inmate housed in the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.
On August 18, 2025, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department received a report from an investigator at the ASGDC of an assault that occurred. The report detailed an incident that occurred on July 15, 2025, at approximately 3:40 p.m. in which Sgt. Pinckney-Martinez used force on an inmate.
During the investigation, Sgt. Pinckney-Martinez’s account of the use of force did not match the accounts from other guards that were on scene. While reviewing body worn camera video, Sgt. Pinckney-Martinez could be seen cornering an inmate and striking him several times in his face and head area with her taser causing the taser to break. The inmate received injuries from the assault that required stitches.
On August 19, 2025, RCSD investigators arrested Pinckney-Martinez. She charged with Assault and Battery 3rd Degree and Misconduct in Office. She was booked in to the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing.