The state trooper who pulled over Sandra Bland just days before she was found dead in a jail cell has been cleared of the only charge he ever faced: perjury.
A judge dismissed the single charge against Brian Encinia under the condition that Encinia give up his law enforcement credentials and never seek employment in that sector again. He may also never seek to have his record expunged. If he violates these conditions he risks having the charges reappear, the Associated Press reported.
None of the employees at the Waller County jail, where Bland was found dead in her cell, were ever indicted, leaving no one held responsible for the young woman’s tragic death, which a medical examiner ruled a suicide.
