Credit: Sandra Bland/Facebook
- On Friday, July 10: Sandra Bland was pulled over by state trooper Brian Encinia, for failing to signal a turn while changing lanes
- A dispute and physical alteration took place which resulted in the Texas Department of Safety stating that Trooper Encinia did not comply with policies and procedures. Steven McCraw, director of Texas Department of Safety said Encinia did not let "...the individual know what action is going to be taken."
- Bland's arrest was recorded by a bystander and dashboard camera.
- In the video, Officer Encinia can be heard saying "I will light you up!" Sandra Bland can also be heard complaining about Encinia slamming her head into the ground and having epilepsy.
- Watch the shortened Video of the Traffic Stop Here:
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- On Monday, July 13, Sandra Bland was found not breathing from what officials has deemed self-inflicted asphyxiation. An autopsy classified her death as a suicide.
- Friends and Relatives expressed skepticism on all the official statements that police has released from Ms. Bland's traffic stop to her death being ruled as a suicide
- “Based on the Sandy that I knew, that's unfathomable to me,” another sister of Ms. Bland’s, Sharon Cooper, said at a news conference in Chicago.
- Social media
- On Thursday, July 16, The Texas Department of Public Safety, the state’s top law enforcement agency, Texas Rangers and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are investigated the circumstances surrounding Sandra Bland's death.
- Brian Enicinia, the trooper who arrested Sandra Bland has been assigned to administrative duties.
- The investigation as he would a murder investigation.
Written By:Lauren B. I @laurenbeal
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