After meeting for close to 11 hours on Monday, a grand jury in Texas late last night announcedthat no indictments will be made in connection with the death of Sandra Bland, who died while in police custody this past July. The grand jury will meet again next month in order to “take up remaining issues,” said Darrell Jordan, one of the special prosecutors for the case.
Bland was pulled over in a routine traffic stop on July 10 for failing to use a signal when changing lanes. Dash cam footage shows that Bland andTexas state trooper Brian Encinia began verbally arguing. Encinia quickly became agitated and threatened to “yank” Bland from her car before he opened her car door. The footage does not show what happened inside the car, but moments later Encinia pointed his taser at Bland and said, “I am gonna drag you out of here I will light you up.”
The altercation eventually ended with Bland on the ground. Encinia determined she was non-compliant and handcuffed and arrested her. Three days later, on July 13, she was found dead in her jail cell, hangingfrom a plastic bag.
