STIN, Texas (AP) — The sister of Sandra Bland, a Black woman found dead in a Texas jail following a confrontational traffic stop with a White state trooper, says it is “gut-wrenching” that lawmakers stripped police reforms from a bill named after her sibling and are now pushing a weakened compromise that “painfully misses the […]
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Lawyer: $1.9 Million Settlement in Sandra Bland Lawsuit
CHICAGO (AP) — The mother of Sandra Bland, a Black woman who died last summer in a Texas jail after a contentious traffic stop, has reached a $1.9 million settlement in her wrongful-death lawsuit, her attorney said Thursday. Sandra Bland (Facebook Photo) Local officials in Texas insisted the agreement was not yet final, but the […]
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Ex-Texas Trooper Pleads Not Guilty in Sandra Bland Case
Sandra Bland (right), and former Texas trooper Brian Encinia (left). (AP Photos) HEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) — A fired Texas trooper pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge of misdemeanor perjury stemming from his arrest last summer of Sandra Bland, a Black woman who was later found dead in a county jail. Brian Encinia entered his […]
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Texas Trooper Indicted over Sandra Bland Stop, Officially & Finally Fired
Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia after his arrest on a perjury charge. (AP Photo) AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas trooper indicted over his arrest of a Black woman who was later found dead in jail has been formally fired, three months after his bosses first announced they would do so, state officials said Wednesday. […]
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Following Indictment, Trooper in Sandra Bland Traffic Stop, Fired
Sandra Bland (Facebook Photo) HEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) — A Texas state trooper who arrested Sandra Bland after a contentious traffic stop last summer was fired Wednesday after being charged with perjury for allegedly lying about his confrontation with the Black woman who died three days later in jail. Trooper Brian Encinia claimed in an affidavit […]